Président du Forum civil pour le changement, Arar Abderrahmane

Tunisia: Runoff results, a plebiscite against corruption – PM Chahed

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed welcomed the results of the Sunday runoff as a plebiscite against corruption, in reference to the defeat of media mogul Nabil Karoui formerly charged for money laundering and tax evasion. Around 72 per cent of the 7 million Tunisian voters Sunday picked independent candidate Kaïs Saïed as the country’s next […]

Trade: Morocco calls in Geneva for dynamic relaunch of south-south cooperation through GSTP

Morocco chaired In Geneva on Thursday the 33rd session of the Committee of Participants of the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP), held at a pivotal moment, and comes against the backdrop of rising tensions in global trade. Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Omar Zniber, called for an ambitious […]

Moroccans lost nearly €11 million in Schengen visa refusals in 2023

Moroccans have lost nearly €11 million in fees for rejected Schengen visas last year. In 2023, the number of Moroccan nationals who had their Schengen visas applications rejected amounted to 136,367, costing €10.9 million or about 117 million MAD. This places Morocco second among African countries in numbers of visa rejections. While the Kingdom led […]