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Switzerland hands to Libya list of seized antiquities

The Swiss ambassador to Libya, Joseph Ringli, has surrendered to the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs a list of items, including antiquities belonging the North African country, seized inside Switzerland, Libya Observer reports. The announcement came in statements by the Director of the Antiquities Authority, Mohammed Faraj. Faraj indicated that appointments had been set with […]

EIB to lend Tunisia 450 mln euros

Cash-strapped Tunisia will get 450 million euros from the European Investment Bank to fund small and medium-sized enterprises and infrastructure projects, the bank said. The financing deal will be signed on Thursday at the Tunisia Investment, the bank said in a statement, adding that the loan will benefit “high-impact projects for the population and the […]

Morocco’s lifelong singlehood surges as fertility drops below replacement

Lifelong singlehood is rising sharply in Morocco, with more than one in ten women remaining unmarried by age 50, according to the High Commission for Planning’s latest social indicators. The rate of permanent celibacy at 50 reached 12.4% among women and 9.7% among men in 2024. Three decades earlier the figures were just 0.8% and […]