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Late Prime Minister Youssoufi asked to turn apartment into museum, donate money to foundation

Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Morocco’s first socialist prime minister who passed away last May, proved to be an illustrious leader both in his life and after his death by leaving a will to turn his apartment into a museum and donate his money to Morocco’s museum foundation. Youssoufi engaged at an early age in political life during […]

Italy to produce military helicopters in Algeria

Italy’s defense ministry and defense industry giant Leonardo-Finmeccanica signed this week an agreement to set up a military helicopters manufacturing plant near Setif in eastern Algeria. The factory will produce multipurpose light and medium Augusta West Helicopters that are used for transport, evacuation operations and surveillance, the Italian defense ministry said in a statement. The […]

Record low turnout in Tunisia’s parliamentary election, President urged to resign

Saturday’s parliamentary election in Tunisia was marked by a record low turnout as less than 9 percent of registered voters headed to the polls to fill 161 seats of the Parliament. Main opposition parties had called for a boycott of the polls as they say the vote is part of President Kais Saied’s efforts to […]