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World Bank and North Africa: 2013 in Review

In fiscal year 2013, the World Bank (WB) has supported 16 projects worth 2.1 billion USD, out of which 1.8 billion USD came from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and 249 million USD from the International Development Agency (IDA). 56.4 million USD were committed separately for the West Bank and Gaza. On […]

Morocco Announces 3rd Coronavirus Case

A third coronavirus case was confirmed this Tuesday in Morocco by the health ministry. After suffering respiratory difficulties, a French tourist, who arrived in Marrakech on March 7, went the following day to a local hospital for medical care and tested positive for COVID-19. The patient is now in a stable condition, say the Moroccan […]

Tunisia: EuroMed NGO decries deteriorating human rights situation

EuroMed Rights NGO has voiced deep concern over the escalating oppression in Kaïs Saïed’s Tunisia which has intensified its campaign of arrests, intimidation, denigration and targeted attacks against political opponents, journalists, trade unionists and civil society representatives. The vocal critics of the Tunisian regime are unfairly accused of conspiracy to undermine state security, corruption, or […]