The Centenary of the Balfour Declaration has been marked by celebrations in London and protests in Gaza and Ramallah where Palestinians continue to reel from the yoke of Israeli occupation. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in London where he will attend a banquet this evening at London’s Lancaster House mansion, protesters took to […]
The Shura Council’s last week decision to raise taxes on bank loan provisions has generated discontent from the banking sector, after the amendments were submitted to the legislature without being discussed at the Shura. Banks in the country criticized the move which was initiated by a parliament member from Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party. […]
Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, two French journalists prosecuted in France for extortion and blackmail against Morocco’s King, were each sentenced to a 12-month prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. The two journalists were being sued for asking several million euros in exchange for not publishing a book on the Kingdom in 2015. In November […]
