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Morocco’s Spending on Cooking Gas, Sugar Subsidies Hits $700 million

Morocco’s spending on cooking gas and sugar subsidies rose sharply to nearly $700 million in the first half of 2017, compared to $481 million in 2016, the subsidy fund, Caisse de Compensation, said. During the first half of 2017, spending on cooking gas increased 70 percent year-on-year from $310 million to $525 million, while spending […]

Sahara: Roundtable process, only way to reach final political Solution – Security Council

The UN Security Council has reiterated the parameters it had set out in its resolutions 2414, 2440, 2468, and 2494 to achieve a final solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. The Security Council members made it clear at a briefing on the Moroccan Sahara issue, held Thursday, that there is no other […]

Tunisia: Interior Minister’s spouse dies in hospital after gas canister exploded at residence

The Tunisian government announced Tuesday the death of the spouse of Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine who died of wounds she suffered when a gas canister exploded last month in the kitchen of their residence. Nasreddine Ncibi, spokesman for the government indicated that she succumbed to injuries after she was burned in the deadly incident. She […]