First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Berlin attack could have been averted had the German authorities taken seriously the warning issued by Morocco’s intelligence services about the danger posed by the radical Tunisian Anis Amri, the main suspect in the terrorist attack, Moroccan local media said. Several Moroccan media outlets quoted officials, who requested not to be named, saying that […]
Governor of Delaware, Jack Markell, will participate on Friday in the “Atlantic Dialogues” in Rabat, a conference on issues pertaining to Atlantic Ocean countries. The US governor will take part in a panel alongside with senior officials, business leaders, opinion shapers and the media from North and South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. The three-day […]
The 16th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival wrapped up with the two main awards going to two Chinese directors. The Festival’s Grand Prix, the Golden Star, was awarded to Zang Qiwu’s “The Donor” while the best director prize went to Wang Xuebo for his film, “Knife in the Clear Water”. “The Donor” sheds […]
The big PR African business & investment forum which Algerian authorities organized lately in a bid to improve the country’s image that is losing luster in the continent has turned into a fiasco. From the outset, the shaking start of the event was marred by protocol errors showing lack of experience, irking Algerian officials who […]
Morocco and Nigeria signed a partnership agreement to conduct feasibility studies and build a gas pipeline that will stretch along the coast connecting Nigerian gas wells with West African countries all the way up until reaching the Kingdom. The signing ceremony of the agreement was chaired in Abuja by Nigeria’s President Muhammdo Buhari and King […]
A day after the European Parliament (EP) voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution to freeze talks on the adhesion of Turkey to the European Union (EU), President Erdogan blasted the EU bloc that the results have “no value in our eyes” and warned on Friday that Turkey could ease access to the EU by […]
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on the eve of his visit to Paris this Wednesday and Thursday that he is seeking, through this visit, aid to economic development and foreign direct investment to revive his country’s struggling economy. Chahed admitted that his country faces “a major economic challenge to consolidate the Tunisian democratic experience” […]
Swiss NGO, Public Eye, has issued a report denouncing the export of high polluting diesel by several European companies to African countries by taking advantage of weak fuel standards in the continent. The “Dirty Diesel” report notes that the diesel shipped to Africa could never be sold at gas stations in Europe because of high […]
Three years since the launch of Morocco’s new migration policy in 2013, over 23,000 migrants received the legal residency status offering them access to the labor market and basic services, such as health and education. Morocco’s Migration Ministry said that 23,096 registration cards were delivered to migrants since the policy was launched by King Mohammed […]
French Environment Minister, Ségolene Royal, chairwoman of the climate Summit COP21, said that Morocco and France are joining efforts to raise funds to help developing countries achieve the climate goals of the COP22. France and Morocco are cooperating to integrate renewable energies in development policies, said Royal following a meeting held recently in Paris between […]