First Independent Mena Newspaper
The legislative elections held on Friday October 7, 2016 unfolded in normal, smooth conditions. These were the remarks of the over 4,000 national and foreign observers who monitored the polls which they described as fair, honest and transparent and were not disrupted by any incident. Nearly 30 political parties run for these parliamentary elections, the […]
Contrary to what the adversaries of Morocco’s territorial integrity claim, international observers expressed satisfaction with regard to the smooth conduct of legislative elections in the southern Provinces, the Sahara, which registered the highest turnout rate at the national level. This high turnout in the southern provinces evidences the inhabitants’ involvement in their country’s political life […]
Despite frustration with its economic policy and conservative stances, the preliminary count of the votes shows a victory of the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) which came first in Morocco’s general elections taking 99 seats followed by its arch rival, the liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) with 80 seats. So far, 303 […]
Moroccan city of Casablanca is hosting this October 12 an international conference to look into ways of creating “Green Banking Markets in Africa”, ahead of the 22nd UN conference on climate change due in Marrakech Nov.7-18. The Casablanca green finance event is organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Banque Marocaine […]
Today, October 7, about 16 million Moroccans head to the polls to pick their parliament representatives in a ballot that will lead to the formation of a new government. Moroccan authorities have pledged to guarantee that these parliamentary elections would be transparent and credible to consolidate the democratic process and establish strong institutions. Ahead of […]
Thanks to its largescale investments in renewable energy, Morocco is becoming a vanguard of solar revolution, US business channel CNBC said. “In North Africa, Morocco’s vast Noor Ouarzazate solar complex – one of the world’s largest – uses concentrated solar power (CSP) to produce clean energy,” said CNBC on its website. CNBC highlighted the efficiency […]
Morocco has ranked first in North Africa and third in the continent in terms of sustainable economic development, said the London-based Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Sustainable economic development has enabled Morocco to improve its economic governance notes the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) which rates 54 African nations against criteria such as security, human […]
In previous elections, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) has been banking on the integrity and chastity of its members to win votes and enlarge its support base. To the misfortune of the party, the 2016 parliamentary election bodes ill on the backdrop of a series of sex scandals involving senior party leaders. First, two […]
Morocco’s Attijariwafa bank Group has officially taken over British Barclay’s Egypt branch, reports say. Attijariwafa bank Group, Morocco’s leading bank group, won the transaction after beating several global bank groups, among which Emirati NBD headquartered in Dubai. The transaction estimated at $400 million will enable the Moroccan financial institution to expand its already wide network […]
The all-female Islamic State group cell dismantled Monday was planning to stage attacks on October 7, during the legislative elections, head of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), Abdelhak El Khayam told the media. The BCIJ, the judicial arm of the domestic intelligence service, saved the North African country from a carnage. “That operation […]