civil society

Tunisia: Monthly minimum wage raised by 6.5 per cent

Tunisia has raised monthly minimum wage by 6.5 per cent to help workers weather economic stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the powerful workers’ union, UGTT, has announced. The decision according to the union will soon be made public by the Tunisian government which agreed to implement the hike. UGTT on Dec. 11 asked the […]

Morocco firmly engaged on path of energy efficiency

Morocco a major oil and gas importer in the MENA region has tapped into its renewable energy potential combined with the adoption of a program to boost energy efficiency to address increasing demand on electricity. The country is already leading the way in the MENA region and Africa by working to exceed the 52% renewable […]

Egypt, Portugal ink agreement to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors

Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and his Portuguese counterpart Manuel Pizarro signed Thursday a cooperation protocol to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors, Egypt Independent reports. There are no details about the agreement but Ghaffar reportedly indicated that the visit of his Portuguese counterpart and his delegation aims at deepening the partnership and cooperation in […]