AFD celebrates 30 years of activity in Morocco

Spain: Moroccan who Torched Church Deported

Spain’s national court Tuesday ordered the deportation of a Moroccan who has been found guilty of setting ablaze a church in the north of the country. Nawfal El Khayat, 21, has been found guilty of torching a church in the town of Fontellas, in the autonomous community of Navarre. His action, according to Spanish judicial […]

Egyptian state-run banks launch $63.5m fintech fund

Three Egyptian state-controlled banks will launch from next month a $63.5 million (EGP 1 billion) fintech fund to support start-ups in the fintech space and international outfits that want to establish in the Egyptian market, concerned banks have said in a statement. National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, and Banque du Caire are behind the […]

Foiled Illegal migration attempts plunge 75% in February in Spain

Spain reported a 75% drop in interceptions of illegal migrants’ arrivals compared to a month earlier period, the interior ministry said. Only 936 migrants were intercepted last month compared to 4104 people in January, official figures showed. However, the number of people who made it to Spain was higher in the first two months of […]