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COVID-19: IBRD grants Tunisia €18.3m loan

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, has lent Tunisia €18.3 million earmarked for the fight against the COVID-19 health crisis. The Tunisian cabinet Friday validated the loan, which was signed on May 11. The North African country needs $157 million in addition to external sources to roll out anti-covid-19 national policy. The IBRD […]

Morocco Launches UNDP’s Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator Project

Morocco has launched this week the Green Growth & Jobs Accelerator Project (GGJAP), a program initiated by the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP). This program, a partnership between the UNDP Regional Office for the Arab States, the Danish-Arab Partnership Program (DAPP) and the UNDP Nordic Representative Office, covers four countries, namely Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, […]

Lebanon: Army enjoys “unconditional” political support, PM Hariri

Prime Minister Saad Hariri assured the Lebanese military of the government’s support after four Syrian nationals died while in their custody. The military have been under strong criticism but the Lebanese Prime Minister argued, “those criticizing the army are trying to create tensions between the military forces and Syrian refugees.” Military personnel raided the northeastern […]