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Egypt approves for six month draft decree exempting travelers from gold tax

The Egyptian government Wednesday approved temporarily a draft decree exempting travelers who bring gold from customs duties and other fees except value-added tax (VAT), reports say. The draft is applicable to semi-manufactured gold, gold prepared for currency-trade, and jewelry parts made or coated with a layer of precious metals. It is however unclear how much […]

Brahim Ghali’s fabricated Algerian passport, the picture of the day

The copy of the fabricated Algerian passport which was used by the head of the Polisario, Brahim Ghali, to enter Spain under a false identity, has been published by several media, revealing, if need be, the scheme hatched by the Algerian intelligence services in connivance with the Spanish government.   This scandal at the origin […]

Religious Freedom: Washington maintains Algeria on its watch-list

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan U.S. government advisory body, has recommended maintaining Algeria on the U.S. Department of State’s Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe religious freedom violations. In its 2022 annual report, the USCIRF, which monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad and makes policy recommendations […]