First Independent Mena Newspaper
Mohamed Sajid, the mayor of Casablanca, was elected new Secretary General of the Constitutional Union Party (UC) by an overwhelming majority of the 964 members of the party’s national council last Saturday. Sajid, a 66-year old wealthy businessman, gleaned 825 votes while the distant second, Anwar Zyne, won 25 votes only. The two other contenders, […]
“Unfortunately, the international community did not have a Plan A until now…forget plan B.” These were the words of Turkish Prime Minster Ahmet Davutoglu about Syria after a meeting with UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York. He said that there is no clear idea on how to go about the war in Syria […]
Algeria which is hosting on its territory thousands of Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps should acknowledge its responsibility regarding the respect for human rights in these camps and make sure that the perpetrators of abuses are held responsible. The recommendation was made by the New York-based Human Rights Watch in a 94-page report published […]
Morocco’s unique approach to defusing terrorism and countering incitement to terrorist acts within the context of Islam was highlighted this week at the United Nations during a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Some officials from the North African country, including Minister of religious affairs, Ahmed Toufik, made the trip to […]
Thousands of people in the Gaza Strip are still homeless after a ceasefire ended the hostilities between Hamas and Israel less than two weeks ago. Although Hamas deems it is up to the Palestinian Authority to cope with the problem, as it gave up official control of Gaza’s ministries to a new Palestinian government in […]
A fund destined to promote the training of African youth, “Train My Generation,” has been set up on the sidelines of the New York Africa Forum, held in the Gabonese capital, Libreville, June 14-16. The fund with an initial capital of $ 200 million was set up in partnership between the Economic and Monetary Community […]
The transitions away from authoritarian rule in North Africa and Burma (also known as Myanmar) have often been compared to one another, highlighting major challenges but also reasons for hope. When Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of Burmese opposition, addressed the Clinton Global Initiative Conference in New York in 2011, […]
For the first time in 27 years, the New York stock exchange market closed due to extreme weather conditions. During these last few days the proximity of Hurricane Sandy to this economical center of the US has been known. Many roads were blocked and thousands of residents were told to evacuate. But the decision to […]
New York’s Hometown Airline, JetBlue Airways, has teamed up Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc to boost tourism and flight connections between Africa and the Americas, offering passengers new travel competitive options. The two companies have signed an interline agreement connecting their networks and offering passengers the possibility of booking a single-ticket to fly on […]