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Tunisia: Al Watad party sacks leader for attending controversial national dialogue meeting

Al Watad, a democratic party in Tunisia, announced Sunday the sacking of its leader Mongi Rahoui for having taken part in the first meeting of the much-criticized national dialogue proposed by President Kais Saied. Al Watad said in a statement Rahoui went against the party’s decision not to take part in the dialogue. Rahoui attended […]

UAE backs Morocco-Nigeria pipeline

Morocco and the UAE signed a deal to invest in the Atlantic gas pipeline that will channel Nigerian gas to North Africa and ultimately to Europe. The deal was part of a series of memorandums of understanding signed during a state visit by King Mohammed VI to Abu Dhabi. It signals the UAE readiness to […]

Morocco: MPs adopt bill legalizing use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes

The House of Representatives adopted, on Wednesday the bill legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The text on “the legal uses of cannabis, medical, cosmetic and industrial”, was adopted by the House of Representatives with 119 votes for and 48 against. The deputies of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), at the head […]