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Mauritania declares itself coronavirus free

The West African country of Mauritania said that it has become coronavirus free after all infected people recovered or died, authorities said.   The country has registered seven coronavirus cases, six left hospital while one person succumbed to the virus, Mauritanian health ministry said.   Mauritania has asked people entering its borders to quarantine, which […]

Gender Equality Enshrined in Tunisia’s Draft Constitution

Tunisia’s constitutional assembly voted earlier this week to enshrine gender equality in its draft constitution, upholding the country’s status as having one of the Arab world’s most progressive laws on women’s right. The text enshrining the equality between men and women was approved by a large majority of 159 lawmakers out of the 169 who […]

West Hails Mohammed VI’s Speech against Radicalism as ‘Timely’, ‘Brave’

Commentaries by western intellectuals, media and government officials continue to hail King Mohammed VI for his speech against radicalism and terrorism. In a recent commentary on the French Le Point newspaper, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy highlights that at a time the west is mired in a sterile burkini debate, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech- […]