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Country Brand Awards: Morocco tops Africa ranking for “Overall Category”

Morocco stands out in the field of country branding, topping the Africa ranking of the “Country Brand Awards” for the “Overall Category”, according to the organizers of this award, which covers several areas including the attraction of foreign investment, tourism promotion, and doing business. This year, the organizers added a new category, namely the management […]

Tunisia: Appeals Court reduces sentence of former football federation chief on corruption convictions

The Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal has affirmed the convictions of Wadii Jari, former president of the Tunisian Football Federation, while moderating his prison sentence to three years instead of the original four. The lower Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of First Instance had imposed a four-year jail term on Jari, […]

Moroccan Government Passes First Test at Parliament

The new government led by the PJD’s Saad Eddine El Othmani won a vote of confidence in the Moroccan Parliament ending a six-month long post-electoral deadlock that left the country without a government. Moroccan MPs approved the new governmental coalition by 208 votes in favor and 91 votes against, while forty deputies abstained. Speaking to […]