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Tunisia: Q3 unemployment rate shots up to 15.8 per cent

As many as 638.100 Tunisians were jobless during the third quarter of the year (Q3), accounting for 15.8 per cent of the active population, the country’s statistical Agency announced Wednesday. The 15.8 per cent translates a rise in the unemployment. 15.6 per cent of the active population in Q2 was unemployed, the agency notes. The […]

Morocco makes a step forward towards launching its own military industry

A law governing the setting up of a military industry in Morocco has entered into force after it was published in the official gazette as the Kingdom plans to cut imports by locally manufacturing defense equipment. The law lays down requirements for licenses for the setting up of plants to manufacture weapons, ammunition, and military […]

France 24 Apologizes for Airing Images of Violence from Venezuela Purporting they Happened in Al Hoceima

France 24 TV channel has apologized following protests by Morocco after the channel broadcasted images of protests in Venezuela purporting they happened in Morocco’s northern town of Al Hoceima. The French news broadcaster said the images were a technical failure that was addressed in the following news hour. Morocco’s ministerial department in charge of the […]