Morocco’s government will implement a significant increase in the parafiscal solidarity tax on insurance contracts, raising the rate from 1 percent to 1.5 percent. The amendment, scheduled for approval by decree at this Thursday’s Council meeting, aims to strengthen the nation’s disaster response capabilities following recent catastrophic events. The additional revenue will flow directly into […]
As First Lady Michelle Obama is paying a visit to Morocco this June 27-29 part of the Let Girls Learn initiative she is spearheading, the US government announced on Tuesday new investments to promote girls’ education in the North African country. “The U.S. Government announces new programming in Morocco to help address the unique barriers […]
A suicide bomber loyal to the Islamic State perpetrated an attack on a police station in Tiaret in Western Algeria claiming the lives of two policemen. IS claimed on its Amaq news agency the attack that brings back to the fore the threat of residual terrorism in Algeria. The media reported that the suicide bomber […]
