Casablanca Gets €172 Mln WB Loan to Support its Modernization

The World Bank Board has announced a €172 million loan to the Moroccan city of Casablanca, hosting around 12 pc of the North African country’s population and contributing 20 pc of the national GDP. The loan, first of its kind, will enable the city’s managers to solve its growing urban challenges. It will support the […]

Morocco: Prominent Journalist Arrested over Sexual Assaults Complaints

The Moroccan police arrested Taoufiq Bouachrine, a prominent columnist and editor in chief of Akhbar Al Yaoum, one of the leading papers in the country, following complaints of sexual assaults filed against him. Local media said that 20 plain-clothed policemen raided the office of Akhbar Al Yaoum in Casablanca and arrested Bouachrine. The Arabic-language newspaper […]

Chinese, Turkish textile companies to supply Tunisian armed forces with uniforms, anger of local manufacturers

Chinese and Turkish textile companies will supply the Tunisian armed forces with uniforms over the next three years for a value estimated at around $22.7 billion.   The procurement, kept secret, was disclosed by Nafaa Ennaifer, the President of the Tunisian Textile Federation who on a Facebook post said the contracts awarded to the foreign […]