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Morocco: Turkish authorities deport fourth suspect in Merdas’s assassination

Moroccan National Security authorities announced Thursday they were handed over by Turkish authorities the fourth suspect in the assassination of lawmaker Merdas killed in his car early last month. The suspect according Security is the nephew of the main suspect; a municipal authority, lover of Abdellatif Merdas’s wife. The man was arrested in Turkey where […]

Jordan backs Libya’s territorial integrity

King Abdullah II of Jordan reiterated his country’s support to Libya and to efforts to protect the North African country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, a statement by the Jordanian Royal Court said. King Abdallah met with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah in Amman where they discussed ways to develop bilateral relations. The monarch, according […]

MENA’s economic outlook fraught with uncertainty amidst conflict, indebtedness — WB report

Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, says a new report by the World Bank. According to the World Bank’s MENA Economic Update, the regional economies are expected to return to low growth akin to […]