israeli liaison bureau inaugurated in rabat aug 12 2021

Egypt to pull out from planned Arab NATO-style force

Egypt Wednesday informed the United States it was withdrawing from the US-led military NATO-style initiative being planned in the Arab world in view of countering Iran’s influence in the region. Egypt’s decision was revealed a day after President Fattah al-Sisi visited US leader Donald Trump in the White House. The withdrawal deals a blow to […]

Algeria: President Sacks Internal Security Chief amid Cocaine Seizure Scandal

The head of the Algerian national security service (DGSN) Abdelghani Hamel has been fired and replaced by Mustapha El-Habiri, head of civil protection directorate, as investigations on the recent seizure of 700 kg of cocaine in Oran port drags foot. A presidential decree Tuesday announced Hamel’s dismissal without giving any reasons behind the move. However, […]

Morocco seeks to increase tax revenue

Morocco’s lower house adopted a draft bill on tax reform that aims at achieving tax equity and boosting state tax revenues to fund development projects. The new text also aims at curbing the tax evasion and reduce the size of the informal sector, while making tax incentives more rational in case of the absence of […]