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Morocco’s central bank maintains key rate at 2.75%

Morocco’s central bank maintained its benchmark rate at 2.75% amid decreasing inflation. The bank said inflation would decrease to 1.3% this year as a result of falling food prices, the main driver for inflation in the country. Inflation would increase slightly to 2.2% in 2025 as the government negotiates a new wave of price hikes […]

Morocco, a key partner in UN peacekeeping missions- official

The UN highlighted the sacrifices of Moroccan peacekeepers who served in different UN missions across the continent describing the North African country as a key partner. “Morocco is a longstanding and key partner for the UN peacekeeping operations,” UN peacekeeping spokesman Nick Birnback told the Moroccan news agency on the international day of peace keeping, […]

UK: Sky News Uncovers Haul of IS documents detailing names of 22, 000 members

Sky News Wednesday announced it got hold of an enormous and significant cache of intelligence made of tens of thousands of documents containing the names and details of 22,000 IS fighters. The haul of the documents according to the British media was handed over by a disillusioned former member who had stolen the documents on […]