An American court of appeal ruled in favor of liquor tycoon John Paul DeJoria, preventing him from paying a $123-million Moroccan settlement. The decision comes after a long battle that involved the businessman, a Moroccan firm and a failed oil project.
The Polisario Front has not been one of the priorities set up by the Algerian lobbyists in the United States. This has been witnessed after the statements published by the Wall Street Journal’s recent article on the Sahara.
In an article published, Sunday, American daily the Wall Street Journal discussed the Western Sahara conflict, insisting that US officials are not interested in having a state in the Sahara. The position praised by Moroccan media angered the Polisario Front, which reacted in a long statement.