First Independent Mena Newspaper
Moroccan and Japanese foreign ministers reaffirmed in the strongest terms their denunciation of Tunisia’s unilateral invitation of the Algeria-backed Polisario entity to the Japan-Africa summit TICAD last Month. The two ministers who had talks via video conference Friday highlighted the strength of the two countries’ political and economic ties, Morocco’s foreign ministry said in a […]
The diplomatic tensions between Rabat and Tunis due to the support shown by Kais Saied to the Polisario separatist militias could spill over to economic ties between the two countries. Moroccan media Assabah noted that Rabat could review the Free Trade Agreement if Tunisia insists on its tacit support for the Algeria-backed Polisario militias. Morocco […]
The unilateral invitation by Tunisian president to polisario chief and Algerian proxy Brahim Ghali continues to spill ink. Maghreb Intelligence reports that Tunisia’s president rolled the red carpet for the Polisairo leader in return for a promise to receive a meagre $200 million loan from Algiers. President Kais Saied- who ironically often brags about defending […]
The Royal Moroccan Handball Federation (FRMHB) has announced the withdrawal of Moroccan Clubs from two sports competitions set to take place in Tunisia. “The FRMHB decided to withdraw and confirmed that Moroccan clubs will not participate in the 37th Arab Club Championship of Handball, set to take place September 17-27 in Tunisia,” the federation said […]
Queues have become a new reality in Tunisia which faces a shortage of fuel, sugar, rice, cooking oil, butter, semolina, bottled water and even coffee, local media reported. The shortage of fuel and foodstuff is the utmost reflection of the disarray the Tunisian economy faces as public debt widens to unsustainable levels and talks for […]
Several experts wonder whether Moroccan banks and businesses operating in Tunisia will leave or halt operations in response to President Kais Saied’s premeditated, hostile and unjustified provocative action against Morocco. It is inconceivable that Moroccan financial and services companies, which employ thousands of people in Tunisia, will continue making business as usual amid a serious […]
Japan dealt a blow to the Tunisian President Kais Saied who unilaterally invited the head of the Algeria-sponsored Polisario separatists to Japan-Africa development summit TICAD. The Japanese foreign minister made it clear the separatist entity had no place in TICAD and its presence does not mean Japan recognizes it. “Before concluding my speech I would […]
Morocco has decided to boycott the North African Karate Championship, scheduled to be held in Tunis September 7 to 11. The decision to cancel the participation of Moroccan athletes in the championship was announced by the Royal Moroccan Federation of Karate and associated disciplines in a press release, without giving the reasons behind the decision. […]
In response to Moroccan condemnation of Tunis hostile stands regarding Rabat’s supreme interests manifested in the reception of the Polisario militias’ chief, Tunisia has issued a statement that only adds insults to injury and seals the support of Tunis to the Algeria-backed Polisario front. Morocco has said in a statement that Tunis has multiplied hostile […]
The presence of the Polisario leader at a Japanese-African development conference was denounced by many African states that deplored the absence of Morocco, the second African investor in the continent. In this connection, the President of Guinea Bissau and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, left the […]