Spain: Ruling Party Shattered Lobbyists’ Hope to have SADR Recognized

The Spanish ruling party led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has once again shattered hopes nurtured by the Polisario front and its lobbyists to see Spain recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The People’s Party (PP) actually rejected a motion tabled before the Senate by the Catalonia republican leftist party (The Republican Left of […]

King Mohammed VI receives heads of visiting US, Israeli delegations

King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, received, on Tuesday Dec. 22 at the Royal Palace in Rabat, heads of the visiting US and Israeli delegations, namely Senior Advisor to the US president Jared Kushner and Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, as well as Special Assistant to the US President and […]

Over 20% of Cigarettes Consumed in Maghreb are Illicit- KPMG Study

Illicit cigarettes accounted for over 20% of consumption across the Maghreb region in 2016. However successful prevention strategies have resulted in a 24% decline since 2015, said the Amsterdam based professional service and auditing company KPMG in a recent study. The study, dubbed “Illicit Cigarette Trade in the Maghreb Region,” shows the 13 billion smuggled […]