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IT Spending in MENA Region to hit $155 billion in 2018

IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to boom to $155 billion in 2018, growing 3.4 % from last year, US consultancy Gartner Inc. said. The consultancy said at its annual three-day Symposium ITXPO that spending on software is expected to grow 12.7% in 2018, compared to 10.9% growth in […]

US presidential proclamation recognizing Morocco’s Sovereignty over Sahara officially transmitted to UN

The United States officially transmitted Tuesday, December 15, the presidential proclamation recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara to the UN. The United States officially and solemnly transmitted the presidential proclamation on the recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Saharan regions to all the decision-making bodies of the United Nations. Kelly Craft, US Representative to the […]

Chatham House Casts Doubt on Polisario’s Claim to Represent Sahrawis

Polisairo leadership and proponents have often claimed to represent the population of the Sahara, despite the fact that Sahrawis have never voted for the separatist militia neither in the Tindouf camps nor in the Sahara provinces, which usually register higher turnout in Morocco’s local and general elections. This Polisario anomaly was recently laid bare in […]