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Morocco: Government adopts draft bill legalizing use of Cannabis for medical purposes

The Moroccan government on Thursday adopted a draft law legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The law will enter into force after approval of the parliament and after it is published in the official bulletin. The draft law provides for the setting up of a national agency in charge of buying the plant […]

Drought slashes Morocco’s cereals harvest to 30 mln quintals in 2020- Agriculture ministry

Morocco braces for a meagre crop this year as a result of drought which cut output 42% to 30 million quintals, the agriculture ministry said. Morocco’s reserves of wheat is enough to meet the needs of domestic consumption for 4.5 months said the ministry reassuring the availability of flour, the basic staple, during Ramadan and […]

Tunisia: Emergency plans to save mausoleums

Following the repeated attacks of shrines by unidentified individuals, the Tunisian government has decided to adopt emergency measures to protect Sufi Muslim mausoleums, considered as religious and cultural treasures. The latest such attack took place last Thursday when two Sufi mausoleums were torched. Many believe that ultra-conservative Salafist Muslims are behind such acts. The government […]