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Some 38% of Moroccan enterprises reduced staff due to pandemic

The pandemic and the restrictive measures related to it have taken a toll on Moroccan firms with 38% having been forced to cut staff while 8% have suspended activity waiting for better conditions, Morocco’s statistics agency (HCP) said. Some 83% of all enterprises maintained business despite Covid-19 while 2.2% halted activity all together, the agency […]

Libya’s ongoing political crisis similar to that prior to 2014 civil war, experts warn

In the past week, various international bodies, including the UN and the EU, have sounded the alarm bells over the recent developments in Libya, amid growing fears that the ongoing mobilization of forces in various parts of the war-torn North African country could unravel the fragile peace. Libya, split between two rival governments located in […]

Morocco, Israel cement newly resumed ties with four key agreements

Morocco and Israel sealed the resumption of bilateral ties with the signing of four agreements covering direct flights, visa waivers for diplomats, investment and financial facilitations and water management. The agreements were signed during a visit by a senior Israeli delegation led by Israel’s National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat; accompanied by White House Senior Advisor […]