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Tunisian president blames food shortage on speculators

Tunisians are suffering from a shortage of basic foodstuff which the President ascribed to food profiteering and speculators. In the wake of soaring food prices in international markets, president Kais Saied said in a presidency statement that he was launching a “relentless war on speculators and criminals.” Food speculators could face heavy prison sentences as […]

Morocco denies banning drugs exports to African countries

Moroccan health authorities have refuted the press reports claiming that the Kingdom has banned the exports of drugs to African countries, particularly during the current global health crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic. The Moroccan ministry belied the press report, labeling as “false and baseless” its claims, which seek to tarnish Morocco’s image and its health […]

Morocco, Mauritania poised to expand cooperation in electricity, renewable energy; envision an electric interconnection

Morocco and Mauritania are poised to expand their cooperation in the fields of electricity and renewable energy and to explore the establishment of an electric interconnection between the two countries under a memorandum of understanding signed in Rabat on Thursday. The MoU also provides for intensifying the exchange of expertise in electrical safety, implementing projects […]