First Independent Mena Newspaper
Faced with the prospects of a “no Brexit deal” with the European Union, the United Kingdom looks forward to strengthening its trade relations with Africa, and particularly with English speaking African countries like South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Prime Minister Theresa May started Tuesday a three-day African tour that will lead her to these three […]
Moroccan low-cost airline, Air Arabia, launched a direct air route between Agadir and Birmingham with the aim of attracting more British tourists to Morocco’s Atlantic tourist hub. The new air link will help boost tourist arrivals to Agadir, which, together with Marrakech, accounted for 60% of tourist nights spent in the Kingdom. Agadir-Birmingham flights are […]
France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States have welcomed the announcement that Libya’s National Oil Corporation has recovered its prerogatives and is resuming its vital work on behalf of all Libyans, insisting that Libya’s oil facilities, production, and revenues belong to the Libyan people. The four world powers have issued a joint statement […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom held on Thursday in London their first-ever strategic dialogue meeting aimed to deepen and strengthen cooperation ties between the two countries in the fields of politics, economics, security and culture. This first meeting was launched by Foreign minister Nasser Bourita and British peer Boris Johnson. The UK and Morocco, which […]
UK’s largest coach operator, National Express Group, has announced that its Spanish and Moroccan division, ALSA, has won a €1 billion bus contract in Morocco. The 15-year deal, which includes an option of a further 7-year extension, will enable ALSA to expand its services in the North African Kingdom. The transportation company, which will operate […]
Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries minister Aziz Akhannouch is visiting London where he held talks with UK secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove centering on the impact of Brexit on bilateral cooperation. The meeting was an opportunity for the two ministers to review the relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom […]
UK has promised to offer Libya technical expertise and practical support to help the North African country in its efforts to curb illegal migration. The pledge was made by British Minister for Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, during talks in Tripoli Monday, with UN-backed Libyan officials. Talks discussed how Britain can help Libya, […]
The UK announced the allocation of £3 billion to companies willing to export to Morocco or operate in the North African country whose business climate, geographic location and qualified labor is luring companies targeting the African market. This announcement was made Tuesday in London by representative of the UK Department for International Trade in Morocco, […]
Morocco’s steady efforts to promote legal migration and fight all sorts of criminal activities linked to illegal migration have earned it the support and respect in the European continent to an extent that Rabat has become a must-stop capital in all efforts to tackle migration in the Mediterranean. In a recent visit, Finnish Interior Minister […]
A panel of British lawmakers has submitted a request to visit former President Mohamed Morsi in detention since he was overthrown in 2013 by incumbent President who is seeking a second term in office. The group, made of the UK’s two leading parties, Conservative and Labor, reportedly wrote to Egypt’s UK ambassador to request a […]