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Tunisia: Bill on Gender Equality in Inheritance in the Pipeline

Tunisian President Béji Caid Essebsi on Monday announced the introduction of a draft bill on equal inheritance for men and women, making Tunisia the first country in the Maghreb to offer this right to women. Beji Caid Essebsi made the announcement in a televised address marking the National Women’s Day—the anniversary of the 1956 Personal […]

Morocco re-imposes restrictive measures following surge in COVID-19 cases

The Moroccan government has decided to tighten or re-impose a number of restrictive measures, starting Friday, July 23, following the surge of COVID-19 cases recorded these past days. Under the measures, taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Technical and Scientific Committee in view of the increasing number of contaminations and deaths recorded in […]

Libya’s Central Bank announces provision of over $3 billion to resolve liquidity crisis

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has unveiled a significant initiative aimed at bolstering the country’s banking sector by allocating 15 billion dinars (over 3 billion USD) to all operational banks in the coming months. This distribution is set to be implemented across all bank branches throughout Libya. This announcement followed a crucial meeting held […]