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Tunisia’s 2019 Budget: No New Taxes to Buy Social Peace

The Tunisian parliament approved earlier this week the 2019 budget, which does not provide for any new taxes on individuals in a move to buy social peace. Earlier this year, People had taken to the streets to protest against the government’s austerity measures. The protests broke out after activists and politicians denounced increases in VAT […]

Morocco: Police seize 3 tons of cannabis, capture dealer

Moroccan police intercepted over the weekend near the region of Taroudant a utility vehicle carrying 90 bundles of cannabis weighing in total 3 tons. The driver, aged 37, was arrested. He has criminal records and was on police drug watch-list for his ties with international drug trafficking networks. Investigation led to the seizure of a […]

Morocco Elected President of IAEA General Conference

Morocco has been officially elected President of the 64th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the supreme governing body of this UN agency. Delegates of the IAEA’s 64th General Conference, which kicked off in Vienna this Monday morning, elected by unanimous acclamation Morocco’s Ambassador, Azzeddine Farhane, President of the conference, a first […]