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Tunisia: Tensions flare up as Saied dangerously slides into autocracy

Tunisian President’s opponents took to the streets on May Day to decry what they describe as a dangerous slide into autocracy. The marchers chanted slogans calling for Saied’s departure and invoking memories of the 2011 revolution. Workers’ Day thus took a political turn against President Kaïs Saïed, who is accused of failing to curb poverty […]

Libya: GNC comes up with Libyan-Libyan plan to end crisis

Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) Tuesday proposed its own Libyan-Libyan roadmap to end the political crisis in a counter move to the UN-supported plan which led to the approval of Libyan unity government in Morocco. The roadmap according to committee member Abdul-Gader Hawaili speaking at press conference includes formation of a new interim parliament made […]

Sweden’s SKF Invests $4.9 Mln in Factory in Morocco

SKF, the world’s biggest bearings maker, announced on Monday a $4.9 million investment earmarked for building a manufacturing site in Tangier in Morocco. The Swedish company said the plant will enable it to meet growing demand for magnetic bearings used in turbomachinery and other high-speed applications, including hydrogen gas liquification and for oil-free industrial compressors. […]