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Morocco to edit its 2020 appropriation bill, prepares post-covid economic recovery plan

April 30, 2020

Morocco will review its 2020 appropriation bill in light of the macro-economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus and in preparation for the post-virus era, the ... Read More

Coronavirus: 5.1 million Moroccan households receive financial assistance

April 30, 2020

The number of households that received financial aid from the Special Fund for the Covid-19 management has reached 5.1 million, said Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit ... Read More

Tunisia prolongs state of emergency for an additional month

April 30, 2020

President Kais Saied Wednesday extended for one month the state of emergency in place since November 2015 after a suicide attack killed a dozen of ... Read More

Khalifa Haftar announces ceasefire for Ramadan holy month

April 30, 2020

Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said on April 29 his forces would cease hostilities for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following international calls for a ... Read More

Coronavirus pushed Morocco’s tourism promotion office to focus on domestic tourists

April 30, 2020

Morocco’s tourism promotion office (ONMT) is planning to encourage domestic tourism to compensate for losses due to the global impact of the coronavirus on international ... Read More

Covid-19: EU welcomes Moroccan King’s African initiative

April 30, 2020

The European Union lauded King Mohammed VI’s Africa initiative, calling for the establishment of an operational framework to support African countries in the management of ... Read More

Sahraouis flee Polisario-run camps to Mauritania due to coronavirus

April 30, 2020

The Sahraouis held in inhuman conditions in the Poliairo-run camp with Algeria’s blessings are fleeing en masse to Mauritania over fears of the coronavirus outbreak, ... Read More

Draft bill on social media creates controversy in Morocco

April 29, 2020

Morocco’s social media is awash with criticism of a draft decree that was adopted by the government council last month containing clauses that were described ... Read More

Algeria’s crude prices drop below production cost

April 29, 2020

Algeria’s crude oil, Saharan blend, dropped below production costs and is now sold at a loss at $11.72 per barrel boding ill for the country’s ... Read More

Covid-19: Morocco’s pharmacies get 4.5 Mln masks daily

April 29, 2020

Moroccan pharmacies are supplied daily with 4.5 million facemasks to enable citizens protect themselves against the coronavirus, said minister of industry & trade Moulay Hafid ... Read More