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Morocco cancels customs duty on oilseeds

Morocco has canceled customs duty on oilseeds and other ingredients used for table oil in order to deal with skyrocketing prices. The decision was announced by the government spokesman Mustapha Baitas following the weekly cabinet meeting Thursday. The decision aims to alleviate the financial burden on households as the price of cooking oil is set […]

Tunisian court condemns cleric to four years in prison for calling for jihad

The Court of First Instance of Tunis sentenced a Muslim cleric to four years in prison for calling youth to jihad during his preaches, “Tunisie Numerique reports”. The name of the religious leader has not been revealed but the media notes he preaches in the coastal governorate of Mahdia. Tunisia is at war with terrorism […]

Sahara: Suriname reaffirms non-recognition of self-proclaimed SADR

The Algeria-backed Polisario front has suffered another major diplomatic setback as Suriname reaffirmed on Monday its non-recognition of the self-proclaimed “SADR”. In a joint statement released following a phone conversation with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin affirmed that the authorities of the south American country stand by the decision […]