First Independent Mena Newspaper
Africa featured prominently in the agreements that were signed during the visit to Rabat of the US-Israeli delegation, as Morocco matches words with action in defending its solidarity-oriented approach towards the continent. The US International Development Finance Corporation signed an agreement with Morocco worth 3 billion to support private investments in the Kingdom and in […]
King Mohammed VI reiterated Morocco’s constant support to the Palestinian question, based on the two-state solution, as internationally agreed upon and its resolve to continue its constructive commitment to the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, and announced the holding shortly of a session of the Al-Quds Committee. This came […]
Morocco and Israel sealed the resumption of bilateral ties with the signing of four agreements covering direct flights, visa waivers for diplomats, investment and financial facilitations and water management. The agreements were signed during a visit by a senior Israeli delegation led by Israel’s National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat; accompanied by White House Senior Advisor […]
Morocco and the United States signed, on Tuesday in Rabat, two cooperation agreements to promote investments in Morocco and Africa. The agreements were signed during the visit to Rabat of the high-level US-Israeli delegation that was led by Senior Advisor to the US president Jared Kushner and Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat. The first […]
A high-level US-Israeli delegation arrived Tuesday afternoon in Rabat-Salé airport for a visit to Morocco. The US-Israeli delegation is led by Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to US President Donald Trump, and Israel’s National Security Advisor, Meier Ben Shabbat. Shortly after arrival, the US-Israel delegation visited the Mohammed V Mausoleum, and laid wreaths on […]
The special adviser and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump discusses the American recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and its close collaboration with King Mohammed VI. “For the United States, the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty is the only realistic option for a just, lasting and acceptable solution in order to resolve the […]
Morocco and Israel agreed to resume their diplomatic ties in a move that is set to open new horizons for economic ties between the two countries. In the absence of diplomatic ties, trade between the two countries was limited to an annual 30 million dollars, a figure that will double now as the two countries […]
A Moroccan-Israeli trade chamber will reportedly open its doors in 2021. The announcement was made by Israel-France Chamber of Commerce & Industries (CCIIF) on its website “Israel Valley”. The announcement comes few days following Morocco’s sovereign decision to resume diplomatic relations and air links with Israel. The Israeli-Moroccan trade chamber project will be discussed by […]
The number of Israeli tourists visiting Morocco is expected to rise from 50,000 to 200,000 as the two countries prepare to launch direct air links. Speaking to Israeli TV I24, Morocco’s tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui confirmed the estimate, highlighting the bonds between Moroccan Jews in Israel and their ancestral land. The opening of direct […]
The recognition by the US of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara has triggered a hysterical response in Algerian media and diplomacy verging on insolence and insanity. As soon as the US-Morocco-Israel deal was announced, state-owned and pro-military regime media launched their diatribes surfing on the wave of anti-Semitism in a bid to cover their diplomatic […]