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Algeria’s fiscal model under strain, warns IMF

Algeria’s economic foundations are showing serious cracks, including an unsustainable fiscal system, rigid economic structure, dependence on oil and mounting external vulnerabilities, the IMF warned in a new report. The budget deficit expanded to 13.9% of GDP in 2024, one of the highest in the region, the IMF said, noting that this sharp deterioration stems […]

A Moroccan killed in Doha building collapse

The Moroccan embassy in Qatar has confirmed the death of a Moroccan national after a four-story building collapsed on Wednesday in Doha’s Bin Durham neighborhood. Qatari Interior ministry said the search & rescue teams pulled seven survivors from the rubble, while the one person killed was inside the building at the time of the collapse. […]

New round of inter-Libyan dialogue kicks off in Bouznika

Libyan delegations representing the High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives gathered in Bouznika Friday for a new round of inter-Libyan dialogue. This new round of dialogue comes in the wake of the previous meetings held by the two parties in September, October and November in Bouznika and Tangier. These meetings led […]