First Independent Mena Newspaper
The British government is on the verge of cancelling an exhibition on the Palestinian cultural heritage over assumptions that organizers have links with Gaza ruler Hamas and Lebanon-based Hezbollah; two movements considered as terror groups by the United Kingdom. Although the ban is not officially announced, organizers believe the Department for Communities and Local Government […]
King Mohammed VI has condemned the Manchester terror attack as a despicable act that targeted several innocent victims and reaffirmed Morocco’s full support for international efforts to confront the phenomenon of terrorism and to dry up its sources. In a message of condolences to the British Prime Minister Theresa May, King Mohammed VI expressed great […]
British foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made on Thursday his first visit to Libya to support efforts made for a unified and stable government in this North African country. During his visit, Mr. Boris Johnson met Libyan Prime Minister Faiez Serraj and Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala. Talks focused on the challenges faced by Libya’s Government of […]
The Strait of Gibraltar is the venue of the Jebel Tarik 2017 joint military training between Morocco’s parachutist brigade, the Moroccan Deuxieme Brigade d’Infanterie Parachutiste (2BIP) and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. FAR-Maroc, a website specializing in military issues, said that a second military exercise will take place in the region of Marrakech in the Middle […]
Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, stressed in Marrakech that the UN system must be reformed to adapt to the changes in the globe or risk irrelevance. Speaking at the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, the former UN chief underscored the importance of such reforms regardless of the complexities inherent to it. “The UN by itself […]
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned the UK’s ambassador to protest against a decision to ban passengers on flights from Tunisia from carrying their electronic gadgets in cabin. The UK has banned carrying in cabin electronic devices larger than a mobile phone including laptops and tablets for security reasons. The ban requires […]
British victims as well as the other victims of the June 2015 massacre of 38 holidaymakers at a summer resort, near Sousse could have been saved if security measures were taken, British coroner, Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith has noted. Inquests to unveil causes of the death of the 30 British tourists in June 2015 have revealed […]
British lawmakers are mulling over provisions of Criminal Finances Bill 2016 to freeze assets of world human rights abusers and dictators who hide their money and acquire properties in the British capital, reports say. The move comes from backbench MPs who “are looking to insert a clause that will target those who commit human rights […]
The British public broadcaster, BBC, on Wednesday announced that it will launch 11 new language services in 2017 as part of its expansion project on the continent. The new languages will be Afaan Oromo, Amharic, Gujarati, Igbo, Korean, Marathi, Pidgin, Punjabi, Telugu, Tigrinya, and Yoruba. Afaan Oromo and Amharic are widely spoken in Ethiopia with […]
In a move that matches climate finance with action, forty-two countries from different continents signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November 15, at COP22 Moroccan Pavilion with the aim of enhancing cooperation among nations so that developing countries have more effective access to the technical knowledge and financial support necessary to […]