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The Royal Office Rebukes PPS Secretary General Ahead of Legislative Elections

The Royal Office has rebuked in the strongest terms the Secretary General of the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) for uttering “unfounded” personal statements in which he implicitly accused an advisor to the King of authoritarianism. This came in a statement released Tuesday evening by the Royal Office following an interview given by Benabdellah- who […]

Benin to increase minimum wage by end of November

Benin President Patrice Talon announced an increase of the minimum wage in November, the spokesperson of the government, Landre Hougbedji told 24 Au Benin Info reports. Trade unions have called on President Talon to stamp his April decision to bring the monthly minimum wage from 40,000 fr cfa (61 euros) to 52,000 fr cfa (79 […]

Palestine: Amended draft will be submitted before 2015

An amended version of the Palestinian draft resolution calling for a withdrawal deadline of the Israeli forces in the occupied territories is expected to be submitted to the United Nations Security council before the end of the year. Israel and the U.S have already stated that they are against the draft. According to reports, the […]