First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco is the only Arab and African country to participate in “UNITAS 2025”, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, to be organized in the United States from September 15 to October 6, 2025. The year’s exercise features approximately 8,000 personnel from 26 allied and partner nations, including multiple ships, submarines, and aircraft (fixed wing and […]
Morocco’s National Tourist Office (ONMT) has picked the London-based Rooster agency to promote the country’s tourist destination in the UK and Ireland. Rooster’s mission includes managing media, collaborating with influencers, engaging travel industry professionals, organizing events, and enhancing Morocco’s Nation Brand. The British Communications agency has been chosen after successful marketing campaigns from late 2024 […]
Morocco’s southern port city of Laâyoune has recorded 796 tons of octopus landings within a month of the fishing season’s July 15 opening, marking a strong start to what officials describe as a digitally transformed marketplace that balances commercial interests with sustainability requirements. The harvest has maintained robust pricing levels, averaging 100 dirhams ($10) per […]
Morocco’s Interior Ministry has initiated unprecedented investigations into alleged systematic appropriation of public lands worth billions of dirhams, with suspicions falling on local elected officials accused of facilitating illegal transfers to influential real estate developers. Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit ordered comprehensive inquiries following confidential reports revealing an organized network specializing in the illegal acquisition of […]
All wars and conflicts experience watershed moments offering new opportunities for the sides involved to decide whether to continue the bloody journey leading to nowhere, or choose the path of peace and compromise. In October, the UN Security Council will hold a pivotal meeting on the Sahara conflict as the United States, France and the […]
In response to the growing public health risks posed by the proliferation of stray animals, Morocco is preparing to adopt a pioneering legal framework aimed at both controlling the issue and safeguarding animal welfare. The proposed legislation, known as Draft Law 19.25, marks a significant shift in how the country manages stray animals, introducing structured […]
Moroccan and foreign researchers have unearthed, near Morocco’s Boulemane province, in the Middle Atlas Mountains, three fossilized teeth of giant dinosaurs dating to the Bathonian era (Middle Jurassic, around 168-166 million years ago), the scientific journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica reported in a study published on August 7. The plant-eating dinosaurs are called “Turiasaurians”. The study […]
Over one hundred African experts took part in a workshop held lately in Rabat to strengthen cooperation to counter threats of proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Africa. The event was organized by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in partnership with the EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of […]
Mali’s transitional government says it has thwarted an attempted coup, arresting two high-ranking military generals and a suspected French intelligence agent in what it describes as a plot backed by foreign powers to destabilize the state. Security Minister General Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced the arrests Thursday (14 August), confirming speculation that had been circulating for […]
A new subsea fiber optic cable connecting the Canary Islands to Morocco is set to play a major role in Atlantic connectivity, Spanish media reported. The project is being spearheaded by Spanish company Islalink in collaboration with Canalink, an operator linked to the Island Council of Tenerife and the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER), […]