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Tunisia: Proposed amendment to electoral law rejected by UGTT, Ennahda Party, others

Several voices mounted to reject a proposed revision of certain provisions of a 2014 law, which governs elections and referendums in Tunisia. The proposal, put forward by a group of deputies to the General Legislation Commission, was submitted with an urgent request for review. In this vein, the National Bureau of the Tunisian General Labor […]

Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS warns of collusion between separatist movements, such as the Polisario, and terrorist groups

The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS wrapped up its ministerial meeting in Marrakech with a strong statement triggering the alarm bell on the connivance between separatist movements, such as the Polisario, and terrorist groups in Africa, like AQIM, Boko Haram,  where they take advantage of state vulnerabilities.     In a closing statement, the Coalition […]

Southern Provinces Take Lion’s Share of Public Investments

The region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra in Morocco’s Sahara will receive 17.8 billion dirhams in public investments in 2018, out of a total 57.65 billion dirhams allocated at the national level. The Sahara region ranks first among the other 11 Moroccan regions with 30% of overall investment budget in 2018.   After Laayoune, comes the […]