First Independent Mena Newspaper
The security services of Morocco, a major ally in the anti-terrorism struggle, have dealt another hard blow to Islamic fanatics with the arrest during the past few days of three more members of the terror Islamic State organization. According to a statement released by the Interior Department, the three men have connections with fellow Moroccan […]
Hexcel Corporation has announced plans to build a 117,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Casablanca, Morocco. The $ 20 million new facility will enhance Hexcel global engineered core capacity. This project is part of the US company’s worldwide investment to create a diversified and robust global supply chain to support aerospace customers’ growing demand for engineered core. […]
As international tourism grew by 4.4 pc in 2015 to reach a record of 1.2 billion arrivals, the number of foreign tourists dropped by 8 pc in parts of North Africa due to terrorism threats, according to latest figures released by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where a Russian […]
Libya’s international partners have their eyes turned towards the Libyan House of Representatives which has to endorse the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Tuesday before the GNA can be implemented. Washington, UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), and EU welcomed the formation of the Libyan unity government and called on the internationally recognised […]
Morocco has vehemently condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, as a blow to peace and stability in this sisterly country and as a blow to the efforts being made to establish democracy. At least 30 people of some 20 nationalities have been killed in the attacks staged at […]
A Belgian of Moroccan origin who managed last November to slip police net after the terror Paris attacks that claimed 130 lives, was captured lately in Morocco. According to Moroccan authorities, the suspect was arrested in the Atlantic coast port city of Mohammadia, near Casablanca. Investigators said the man had sojourned in Syria where he […]
The recent remarks made by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy expressing his firm support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara have irked Algerian authorities. Although the Algerian government has not yet reacted officially, a top diplomat at Algerian Foreign Affairs ministry has termed Sarkozy’s statements as a provocation and upsetting. Speaking at an international conference […]
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Sunday condemned the delay by Serraj-led Presidential Council for another 48 hours of the announcement of the Government of National Accord (GNA) endorsed on December 17 in Morocco. The mission led by German veteran UN official Martin Kobler regrets failure by Libyan Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj to meet […]
British Sound Energy has bought 25 pc stake in the Sidi Moktar project, which comprises three onshore gas permits in Morocco. The UK independent company has inked the £3.57 million deal with Maghreb Petroleum Exploration after initially agreeing the deal last October. The Sidi Moktar licences cover 2,700 square kilometres in the Essaouira basin, central […]
Sweden has given up its plan to recognize the Sahrawi Republic proclaimed by the Polisario, reports say. The Swedish government, which examined the possibility of recognizing SADR, gave up the idea, said Thursday the SVT public television. “Sweden will not recognize the Western Sahara,” wrote the TV on its website, adding that according to information […]