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Arab Committee Decries Iran’s Military Support to Polisario

The Arab four-member committee in charge of monitoring the crisis with Iran and ways to deal with its interference in Arab affairs Tuesday expressed its solidarity with Morocco, which has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Tehran last May. The Committee expressed “its solidarity with Morocco regarding the dangerous and reprehensible interference of Iran and […]

Kenya confronts alarming wave of gender-based violence, records over 7,000 cases

Kenya is grappling with a surge in gender-based violence, logging more than 7,100 reported cases since September 2023, according to official data. Among these are 100 documented murders of women just since August. The new figures include the story of Sarah Wambui, who was brutally attacked by her husband of 20 years. She suffered 38 […]

Morocco to post MENA region’s highest growth rate in 2021 at 6.3% – IMF says

The IMF expects Morocco’s economy to grow 6.3%, the highest rates among its MENA peers, as the country continues its fiscal and monetary stimulus. Morocco’s economic performance is also credited thanks to its “successful vaccination campaign” which enabled the country to contain the pandemic and allow the economy to rebound, the IMF said after its […]