Remittances by Moroccans abroad hit record $10.7 bln

Remittances by Moroccans abroad hit a record 100 billion dirhams ($10.7 bln) in 2021 compared to 70 billion dirhams in 2020, offsetting losses of the tourism sector, minister delegate in charge of investments said. Remittances have contributed to the consolidation of Morocco’s international reserves which rose to 330.4 billion dirhams ($35.7 bln), enough to cover […]

Finnish paper warns of Polisario-Iran nexus

Finland Daily, a digital Finnish paper, warned of the connivance between the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists and Iran as a “major security threat to Europe.” “North Africa, especially Algeria and Libya, has become a hotspot for illicit trade in arms, drugs, and human trafficking, activities that are commonly linked to Iranian proxies and now increasingly to […]

Spain: Ruling Party Shattered Lobbyists’ Hope to have SADR Recognized

The Spanish ruling party led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has once again shattered hopes nurtured by the Polisario front and its lobbyists to see Spain recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The People’s Party (PP) actually rejected a motion tabled before the Senate by the Catalonia republican leftist party (The Republican Left of […]