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Morocco to invest $10.8 bln to develop irrigation over 2020-2027

The Moroccan government has earmarked 10.8 billion dollars or 115 billion dirhams to expand irrigation programs from 2020 to 2027. This came at a meeting chaired by head of the government Aziz Akhannouch, as farms in drought-stricken regions suffer from diversion of irrigation water to supply households. The investment aims to mitigate the impact of […]

Tunisia Scraps Law Banning Muslim Women from Marrying Men from other Faiths

Despite opposition from Muslim clerics, Tunisia passed a bill allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslims in a bid to secure equal rights for Tunisia’s female population as the country forges ahead with its modernization endeavor. The bill overturned a law that required a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman to convert […]

Morocco: Royal foodstuff donation to Lebanese people and army

King Mohammed VI of Morocco and supreme commander of the Royal Armed Forces ordered the shipment of foodstuff aid to the Lebanon armed forces and the Lebanese people. This aid will be carried by Moroccan military aircrafts, the Royal Armed Forces said in a statement. This personal aid from King Mohammed VI came in response […]