WB president David Malpass

Morocco accommodates 1000 nationals stranded in Istanbul; pays for burial costs of deceased expatriates

Morocco has booked hotel rooms for 1000 of its nationals who have been stranded in Istanbul after the country imposed a passenger flight ban over coronavirus fears. The Moroccan consulate in Istanbul booked 479 rooms in 16 hotels in Istanbul for the stranded Moroccans. Turkey has become a favorite destination for Moroccan middle class tourists […]

South Africa: Turk seeks Presidential seat in May elections

Turkish-born citizen and leader of the South Africa National Democratic Movement (SANDM), Mehmet Vefa Dag, is seeking to sit at the helm of the country in May presidential elections, to become the first South African citizen of foreign origin to lead the most powerful African nation. The Cape Town-based politician’s party has entered into coalition […]

Removal from Gray List, a scathing disavowal of Morocco’s detractors within European Parliament

The decision, taken Friday in Paris, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Morocco from the gray list, confirms the regional and continental leadership of the Kingdom in terms of sound financial governance and stands as a scathing disavowal of the Kingdom’s detractors within the European Parliament. The FATF’s members decided, unanimously, to […]