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Tunisia: Ennahdha appoints caretaking President as Ghannouchi hallows in detention

Tunisia’s largest political party, Ennahdha, named Wednesday Mondher Lounissi as the new chairman of the Islamist movement in the absence of incumbent leader Rached Ghannouchi detained since April 17 on several charges. The executive committee of the party held a meeting Wednesday to take stock of the recent developments that hit the movement. Ghannouchi, the […]

Libya: Rival governments review military strategy

The Tripoli based government has announced that it is restructuring its military and a statement from Prime Minister Khalifa Ghweil stated that it was part of reforms geared towards establishing a 5000-strong army integrating heavily armed former rebel forces. The armed forces will now be composed of 11 brigades. It is still unclear if the […]

Most of Morocco emerges from three-month confinement

Most Moroccans can finally leave their homes without a permit as the country relaxes confinement measures in strict respect of anti-coronavirus protection measures. Cafes across the kingdom have been asked to not exceed half capacity. In downtown Rabat most cafes seemed to abide by social distancing rules. Some big brand outlets are monitoring temperature of […]