The Tunisian electoral body, ISIE, announced Wednesday it retained only 26 bids out of the 97 received for September 15 snap presidential elections, pending appeals. The ISIE said at a press conference in capital Tunis the 26 are those that fulfilled requirements. The country’s heavy weights among whom Prime Minister Youssef Chahed touted as frontrunner, […]
Remittances by Moroccans abroad hit a record 100 billion dirhams ($10.7 bln) in 2021 compared to 70 billion dirhams in 2020, offsetting losses of the tourism sector, minister delegate in charge of investments said. Remittances have contributed to the consolidation of Morocco’s international reserves which rose to 330.4 billion dirhams ($35.7 bln), enough to cover […]
White House has hinted that it could change its policy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after Netanyahu ruled out a two-state solution. Although Netanyahu has tried to soften his remarks after winning the elections, Washington said it has to “see what sort of policy and priorities the prime minister chooses” in his new government. On Thursday, […]
