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Morocco’s Spending on Cooking Gas, Sugar Subsidies Hits $700 million

Morocco’s spending on cooking gas and sugar subsidies rose sharply to nearly $700 million in the first half of 2017, compared to $481 million in 2016, the subsidy fund, Caisse de Compensation, said. During the first half of 2017, spending on cooking gas increased 70 percent year-on-year from $310 million to $525 million, while spending […]

Egypt: Islamic State claims responsibility for Rafah attack

The Islamic State said Thursday it was behind the armed assault outside a checkpoint in el-Mahdiya village in Rafah, a town on the border with the Gaza Strip. One officer and three soldiers died in the attack on their vehicle near the border. The militant group Sinai Province, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic […]

Libyan Authorities identify suspects in killing of “Al-Bidja”

Libyan authorities have announced the identification of two suspects in the assassination of Major Abdulrahman Milad, commonly known as “Al-Bidja.” The attack took place on a road connecting Tripoli with the city of Zawiya, according to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office, released earlier this week. Milad was ambushed while traveling between the two […]