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Morocco plans its second largest desalination plant in Nador

Morocco will invite bids by the end of the year for a 250 million cubic meters desalination plant in the north-eastern city of Nador, water and equipment minister Nizar Baraka said. The plant would be the second largest in the country after Casablanca’s which is planned to start supplying fresh water in 2027, Baraka told […]

Morocco braces for austerity measures in wake of Covid-19

Morocco seems to have opted for austerity measures instead of a revision of its appropriation bill to offset the rise in public spending to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Morocco expects a spike in spending to counter coronavirus and mitigate its social and economic impact combined with a drop in tax and customs revenues as demand […]

Three people injured in stabbing spree at subway station in Tunis

Three people were stabbed during an attack Sunday in a subway station in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, Webdo Tunis reports. The National Security District Union of the city told media that the attacker, not described, has been arrested. The attacker, the union added, tried to assault security personnel looking over the Bab Alioua subway. […]