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Tunisian Parliament Speaker targeted by death threats

The largest party in the Tunisian Parliament, Ennahdha, Thursday said the Speaker of the legislature Rached Ghannouchi is the target of alleged death threats without further details. Riadh Chaibi, the political adviser of the party, reports that officers from the interior ministry came to the legislature to inform Ghannouchi about the alleged threats. Chaibi without […]

Morocco: All religious gatherings (Moussems) cancelled over Coronavirus fears

The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced on Wednesday the cancellation of all religious gatherings, locally known as moussems, to avoid the spread of the covid-19. The ministry’s decision actually came in response to the mounting fears of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The ministry confirmed the events are canceled regardless of the size […]

Morocco cuts budget deficit to 6% of GDP in 2021

Thanks to an economic recovery and better tax revenue, the Moroccan government reduced its fiscal deficit to 6% of GDP in 2021 from 7% a year earlier, the finance ministry said. The deficit stood at 70.9 billion dirhams, down from 82.3 billion dirhams in 2020, a year in which Morocco imposed a three-month long lockdown […]