Spanish Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska chaired on Tuesday in Madrid the official ceremony to present Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance Abdellatif Hammouchi with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard. This medal is the highest distinction awarded by this security institution to foreign dignitaries, according […]
Morocco’s tourist receipt grew 20% in August to a record 17 billion dirhams or $1.75 billion, underscoring a strong recovery of the sector, the tourism ministry said. In the first eight months this year, travel receipts increased 7% to 76 billion dirhams ($7.8 bln), it said in a statement. “These results confirm the unprecedented momentum […]
Tunisia is now the African country facing the highest default risk as the government remains reluctant to implement reforms to be eligible for an IMF package of $2 billion. With one of the world’s highest wage bills in terms of percentage to GDP, Tunisia under autocratic president Kais Saied, is unwilling to implement painful reforms […]
