President Caid Essebsi Monday extended for another month the state of emergency in place in Tunisia since November 2015 following a deadly attack that hit the presidential protection team. The extension of the nationwide state of emergency from February 5 to March 6 was taken after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of […]
Protests have been building up in the eastern town of Jerada after two brothers drowned, last Friday, at an abandoned coal mine. The two illegal miners, aged 23 and 30, lost their lives after a flood flushed through the disused mine. The protesters denounced the delay by authorities in extracting the bodies from the well […]
Bank Al Maghrib, Morocco’s central Bank has teamed up with the World Bank to promote the use of digital money transfer services for the benefit of the inhabitants in rural zones. The two financial institutions have launched the «Douar Tour» initiative which seeks to inform rural populations about the various financial services available for money […]
