First Independent Mena Newspaper
The United States has paid tribute to the “crucial voice” of King Mohammed VI in promoting peace in the Middle East and building a “secure and prosperous future for Israelis and Palestinians”. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken “lauded King Mohammed VI’s crucial voice in advancing regional peace and his leadership in promoting a secure […]
A Tunisian security officer killed two of his colleagues and two visitors of a synagogue, in an attack that bodes ill for Tunisia’s image and its slowly recovering tourism sector. The attack targeted an old synagogue in Djerba, crowded with visitors and hundreds of Jewish pilgrims from Europe and Israel. The attacker, a police officer […]
Israel plans to set up an economic mission in Morocco to further bolster trade between the two countries after the momentum created by the resumption of ties in 2020. In 2022, trade between the two countries rose to 180 million, up 160% compared to 2020, with a potential to outperform that as Moroccan and Israel […]
Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, received, Wednesday at the headquarters of this Administration, a delegation of the American Congress led by the chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, on the sidelines of his visit to the Kingdom […]
A delegation from the American Jewish Committee conferred on Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita on U.S.-Moroccan relations and latest developments on regional & international scene. This is the third visit by AJC to the North African Kingdom since the signing of the Abraham Accords in December 2020 between the United States, […]
The Israeli Knesset hosted on Wednesday evening, for the first time in its history, a ceremony in Moroccan colors on the occasion of Mimouna, the traditional holiday of Moroccan Jews, which has become a public event celebrated every year in the country. The Mimouna, propagated by Moroccan Jews, is held directly on the night of […]
The Moroccan Government has strongly condemned the Israeli forces raid on Al Aqsa Mosque, third holiest site in Islam, denouncing the violent attack of worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan. Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI chairs Al Quds Committee, stresses the need for the respect the legal, religious and historical status of Al Quds […]
Morocco’s Royal Office has issued this Monday a statement warning the Secretariat General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) over “irresponsible excessive views and dangerous approximations” concerning Morocco’s relations with Israel,” pointing out that the instrumentalization of the Kingdom’s foreign policy in a domestic partisan agenda constitutes “a dangerous, unacceptable precedent,” and recalling that […]
The Algerian regime’s political hypocrisy has been exposed again. Openly, the rulers express their hatred for Israel and describe Tel-Aviv as their arch-enemy, but in reality they are trading with Israel under the table. These secret commercial ties, hidden from the public by the Algerian junta, may be just the tip of the iceberg, leaving […]
Israeli air force commander General Tomer Bar is paying his first official visit to Morocco since the two countries restored ties in 2020, followed by similar visits of top army commanders auguring well for defense cooperation as Rabat seeks state-of-art military technology and investments. The visit features talks with his Moroccan peer General El Abd […]