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Morocco has no lessons to receive on migration

Despite being the only country in Africa with a migration policy permeated by a humanitarian approach, Morocco was recently attacked by those intent on looking at half-truths in the wake of the tragic crossing of Melilla which left at least 23 migrants dead. Head of migration and borders at the Interior ministry, Khalid Zerouali, spoke […]

Tunisia: Head of public TV dismissed after channel aired religious sermon greeting ousted Ben Ali

Tunisian authorities have dismissed head of a public state-run television channel after the media broadcasted, allegedly by mistake, an old religious sermon hailing the ousted President Ben Ali. Dismissal of Mohammed Lazhar Fares, head of El Wataniya 1 and interim director of El Wataniya 2, occurred early this week over the airing of an old […]

Tunisian PM Eyes France as Savior at “this Critical Moment”

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on the eve of his visit to Paris this Wednesday and Thursday that he is seeking, through this visit, aid to economic development and foreign direct investment to revive his country’s struggling economy. Chahed admitted that his country faces “a major economic challenge to consolidate the Tunisian democratic experience” […]