Sudan military council member Jalaluddin Sheikh

Support for Polisario separatists sabotages Algeria’s sports

Algeria’s U17 handball team has withdrawn from an Arab championship to avoid playing against a Moroccan squad with jerseys bearing the Kingdom’s full map including Sahara provinces. The decision is the second in a row involving the Moroccan map, after Algerian customs detained jerseys of RS Berkane football team. The African football federation had judged […]

UNSG’s Personal Envoy highlights political, socio-economic development in Sahara

UN Chief Antonio Guterres dedicated a significant part of his report to the Security Council on the Sahara to the visit paid by his Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura to Laâyoune and Dakhla, in the Moroccan Saharan provinces on September 5-7. In the report which has just been officially published on the United Nations’ website, […]

Egypt : 10% tax on capital gains and stock dividends introduced

One of the first economic reforms under President Al-Sisi has been announced. Henceforth, a 10% tax will be levied on capital gains and stock dividends but the percentage could be lowered to 5% in some cases. The taxes are expected to generate between 3,5 and 4,5million Egyptian pounds. The new law was approved by the […]