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Moroccan PM defends before MPs Ramadan night curfew

Prime Minister Saad Dine El Otmani spoke for more than an hour before MPs trying to convince them about the righteousness of the government’s decision to maintain the night curfew throughout Ramadan, where people usually pray in mosques at night, sit in cafes and visit family members. This is the second Ramadan in a row […]

Libya: Truce led to notable reduction in violence, violations reported

The UN call for a humanitarian truce over this week’s Eid al-Adha religious holiday led to a “palpable reduction” of violence around the embattled capital of Tripoli, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released Wednesday Aug.14.   Following the UN’s plea last Thursday, both the forces loyal to the UN-recognized […]

Power Struggle Impedes Economic Reforms in Algeria

Regime opacity and the secrecy shrouding the successor to ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have been hampering Algeria from carrying out economic reforms to wean their economy from dependence on hydrocarbons, especially as the languishing oil prices at 50 dollars a barrel are set to last for years longer. International think tanks and independent media are […]