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Tunisia hedges closer to default

Tunisia is mired in an economic and financial crisis worsened by the backpedalling to autocracy as president Kais Saied intensifies his crackdown on critics, while picking migrants as scapegoats. The one-man ruled country could be denied an IMF lifeline of 2 billion dollars as it shuns painful reforms, including cutting subsidies. Last week, Fitch rating […]

Moroccan & Spanish MPs Meet in Madrid to Step up Bilateral Cooperation

The 4th Moroccan-Spanish parliamentary forum opened Thursday in Madrid to look into ways of reinforcing cooperation and dialogue between MPs of the two neighboring countries. The Moroccan delegation is led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki & Speaker of the House of Councilors Hakim Benchemas, while the Spanish delegation is headed […]

Lebanon: Hezbollah Has Built Airstrip in Bekaa Valley for Iranian Drones?

Lebanese Islamist group of Hezbollah, supported by Iran, has built a remote airstrip in the northern Bekaa Valley, says IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly in its latest release. The airstrip around 10 miles west of the Syrian border was discovered through some satellite images. According to some defence experts, the single unpaved strip is unlikely to […]