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Morocco welcomes record 19.8 million tourists in 2025

Morocco welcomed a record 19.8 million visitors in 2025, a surge of more than 14% from the previous year, edging close to the symbolic 20 million milestone for the first time, tourism ministry data showed. Tourism revenues hit 124 billion dirhams or 13.6 billion dollars by November, up 19% year-on-year, according to the ministry, confirming […]

Algeria: Crackdown on Bloggers, Journalist Intensifies

Algerian authorities are multiplying arrests of bloggers and journalists critical of the government. Merzoug Touati, chief blogger for al-Hogra is the latest victim of the Algerian regime. He was arrested on January 18 in his hometown of Bejaia, following an outbreak of civil disobedience in the town, the New Arab reports. Police raided his house […]

Morocco’s Central Bank keeps key rate unchanged at 3 % & expects 2.1 % Growth in 2024

Morocco’s central bank has decided to maintain the current key rate at 3 percent and expects the country’s economic growth to be limited to 2.1 percent in 2024, before rebounding to 4.3 pc in 2025. During its first meeting of 2024 held Tuesday in Rabat, the Board of Bank Al Maghrib said the key rate […]