The 61-year-old independent candidate Kaïs Saïed won the second round of the Tunisian presidential election, held Sunday, with a landslide victory as he garnered 76.90% of the vote, becoming thus Tunisia’s new President. His rival, businessman Nabil Karoui, received only 23.1% of votes. Kaïss Saïd benefited from the “crucial” support of the Islamist “Ennahda” party […]
Morocco’s draft finance bill for 2026, presented to the Parliament by Economy and Finance Minister Nadia Fettah, outlines an ambitious roadmap to sustain growth while preserving fiscal stability. The plan projects GDP growth at 4.6%, inflation contained at 2%, and a budget deficit reduced to 3% of GDP, alongside a public debt ratio of 66%. […]
As extreme winter storms sweep across the Mediterranean basin, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco have all launched emergency operations to confront destructive flooding, yet the speed and scale of Morocco’s response, including a newly announced 320-million-dollar relief plan, have drawn particular attention. Weeks of torrential rain and controlled releases from overfilled dams displaced more than 180,000 […]
