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Libyan MPs agree in Tangier to unify their legislative institution

Libyan MPs gathering in Tangier, northern Morocco, agreed to end the state of division plaguing their parliament and to hold a joint session in the city of Ghdames. More than 120 Libyan deputies made the pledge in Tangier in a step forward to unify the legislative institution after years of infighting. The deputies agreed that […]

Egypt’s external debt drops 5% in Q4 FY2023/24 – WB

Egypt’s external debt reached a record $168.1 billion in 2023, a 2.9% rise from the previous year and the highest level since 2012, according to the World Bank’s International Debt Report (IDR) released on December 3. However, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) reported a 5% quarterly decline, with external debt falling to $152.88 billion […]

Victory for the RNI, crushing defeat for PJD Islamists in Morocco’s parliamentary elections

Moroccan social democrat party RNI won a slight majority, followed by its PAM counterpart, and conservative Istiqlal in the parliamentary elections in which voters dealt a heavy blow to the PJD. RNI won 97 seats, PAM 82, Istiqlal 78, socialist USFP 35, while MP took 26 seats, the UC 18 and the PJD came eighth […]