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Former opposition figure elected Libya’s PM

Mustafa Abu Shagour, a technocrat and a leading member of Libya’s oldest opposition movement, was elected on Wednesday as the country’s new prime minister. Abu Shagour, who was holding the position of deputy Prime Minister, was elected by the 200-strong national assembly on Wednesday. He won 96 votes, against 94 votes for his challenger Mahmud […]

Three British holidaymakers still unaccounted for after fire caught boat in Red Sea

Three British tourists went missing Sunday after a fire broke out in their yacht during a trip near the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam. A yacht dubbed “Hurricane”, Ahram Online reports, caught fire on Sunday during a trip scheduled for 6-11 June in the Fuston area, about 25 km north of Marsa […]

Morocco’s economic growth to pick up to 4.3% in 2023 after slowing 1.1% in 2022- World Bank

Morocco’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1.1% in 2022 due to a sharp drop in agricultural production but national GDP will increase 4.3% in 2023, the World Bank said. Morocco’s economy grew 7.8% last year as the economy continued to recover from the Covid-19 impact amid an exceptional agricultural output making up for […]