First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco is the second biggest buyer of Spanish Arms in Africa with imports totaling 452 million dirhams in 2015, Spain’s Trade Ministry said. In a bid to diversify its arms suppliers, Morocco is buying military equipment and ammunition from Spain, Spain’s Trade Ministry said in a report, adding that Egypt tops the list of Spanish […]
Amid bleak growth prospects in the MENA region on the backdrop of tightening fiscal policies in response to low oil prices, Morocco stands out with forecasts to post favorable growth prospects on the medium-term, Capital Economics’ Q2 2016 Middle East Outlook report said. “And Morocco’s economy, whose medium-term prospects are the brightest in the region, […]
Morocco’s multi-dimensional approach in the fight against terrorism has enabled the country to preserve its stability in an unstable region, where geopolitical landmarks are blurred. The statement was made by Youssef Amrani, chargé de mission at the royal office, in Doha on Tuesday, before the ongoing Enriching the Middle-East’s Economic Future Conference. Amrani, who recalled […]
Stability is the cornerstone of any sustainable development in the Arab world, said Moroccan Economy Minister Mohamed Boussaid, affirming that political and economic stability will enable the Arab world to take up all challenges. Addressing a conference on Middle East’s economic future in Doha, the minister called on countries in the region to foster their […]
The latest historic visit made by King Mohammed VI to the Gulf region has yielded positive results at the strategic and security levels, and also at the financial scale. The royal tour has prompted Kuwait to speed up its due financial contribution to Morocco within the frame of the GCC pledges made to the North […]
The participation of King Mohammed VI at the 1st summit meeting held in Riyadh April 20 between Morocco and the rich-oil Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries confirms the status of the North African nation as a regional key player. The summit comes at a time when the Arab world and particularly the six member States […]
The Libyan Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) started a three day working session in Oman on Saturday to outline the final draft of the country’s constitution to end the war in the North African country. 56 of the CDA 60 members were reportedly present at the opening meeting attended by special envoy Martin Kobler, representatives of […]
The United Arab Emirates has backed Morocco’s plan to grant autonomy status to Western Sahara in a bid to resolve the decades-old territorial regional and artificial conflict which is undermining the Maghreb union. In a joint communiqué released after talks held between UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Moroccan peer […]
The Syrian regime of Bachar al-Assad seems to have grown tired of the war in his country that has entered its fifth year and that left more than 250,000 people dead, 1 million injured and forced more than half of the population, some 10 million, out of their homes. Some recent news signal that the […]