Ex-HTS leader Al-Sharaa named in Time’s 100 influential list
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president and former Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential...
Day: 17 April 2025
UN Report: Moroccan women still face job market hurdles
A new UN Women and ESCWA report shows Moroccan women continue to face high unemployment and limited access to stable...
USDA exempts Morocco as new sugar tariffs take effect
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has implemented new tariffs on high-sugar imports but granted exemptions to Morocco and several...
Trump tariffs threaten to destabilize Ivory coasts cocoa industry
Great concern has been raised among cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast over fears that Trump's tariffs could destabilize the...
Israel insists they will continue to block aid to Gaza
The Defence Minister of Israel, Israel Katz, has insisted that aid into Gaza will continue to be blocked and that...
Report claims Tunisia expands use of politically motivated arrests
A report published by Human Rights Watch has found that Tunisia has greatly expanded its use of the legal system...
Wave of outrage sweeps Iraq over Al-Sharaa’s Summit invite
A mounting wave of outrage has swept through Iraqi political circles and social media since the announcement of the Syrian...
US approves $825 million missile deal to strategic ally Morocco
Despite Morocco appearing to edge forward in influencing countries around the world to back its territorial claims to Western Sahara...
UN: Moroccan women struggle to access and stay in workforce
Despite financial progress, Moroccan women continue to face significant barriers in entering and remaining in the workforce, according to a...
Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast brace for US tariff fallout
The Trump administration has threatened to impose large-scale tariffs on all cocoa products from the Ivory Coast, a move that...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Sudan two-year anniversary shows the world’s negligence
Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for...
Israel to continue to block aid to Gaza says minister
Israel Katz, the Defence Minister of Israel, has insisted that they will continue to block humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza....
Tunisia crackdowns on political opposition using arrests
A new report published by Human Rights Watch has found that Tunisia has dramatically expanded arrests on opposition figures. As...
Khamenei warns: don’t tie Iran’s fate to US talks
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged caution on April 15th over prospects of a breakthrough in nuclear negotiations with the...
Rainfall boosts Morocco’s dam fill rate to 49.44%
Recent rainfall has boosted Morocco’s national dam fill rate to 49.44%, with water storage now at 6.11 billion cubic metres,...
