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Morocco’s director general of water resources, Salaheddine Dahbi, presented the kingdom’s water policy in Rome as availability fell below 600 m³ per person per year after seven consecutive years of drought. Irrigated agriculture accounts for more than 80% of water demand, while the national plan to 2050 notably provides for dams, inter-basin transfers, desalination and wastewater reuse, according to Libe.
Source: Libe
Tunisian MP Dhafer Sghiri called for a debate on the 2027 finance bill, submitted to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People before 15 October. Examination is due to begin in the Finance Committee after its planned referral on 16 October, and the MP wants the government, MPs, social partners and experts involved, according to Business News.
Source: Businessnews
Algeria’s National Meteorological Office has placed several southern wilayas on orange alert, with rainfall potentially reaching 50 mm in some areas. The alerts concern Tindouf, Djanet, Adrar and Tamanrasset, among others, and cover periods from 15 to 16 October, according to the ONM.
Source: TSA
Maximum temperatures are expected to remain between 24 and 29 degrees in most Tunisian regions, with around 22 degrees in the western highlands. The sky will be cloudy, winds light to moderate and the sea rough to slightly rough, according to Businessnews.
Source: Businessnews
Tunisia’s flu vaccination campaign will begin on 27 October, with 280,000 doses available in pharmacies and public facilities. The maximum price will fall to 24 dinars, from around 38 previously, according to Aymen Khélifi of the Tunisian Union of Community Pharmacists, La Presse reports.
Source: Lapresse
Algeria’s 2027 Finance Bill provides for a levy of 500 dinars per cubic metre on the use and exploitation of Saharan sand. The measure, which would apply in particular to 17 southern wilayas, must still be examined and adopted by Parliament, Algérie 360 reports.
Source: Algérie 360
Moroccan MPs have constituted the bureau of the House of Representatives and appointed the chairs of its nine standing committees, with a single list receiving 293 votes out of 295 ballots cast. The allocation, which brings together the majority and opposition, comes a day after Ahmed Touizi was elected president, Le Matin reports.
Source: Le Matin
Morocco’s House of Representatives elected its bureau with a majority of 293 votes out of 295 ballots cast, with Mustapha Baitas as first vice-president. Several MPs were also appointed as vice-presidents, quaestors, secretaries and committee chairs, according to Lavieeco.
Source: Lavieeco
Algerian international Anis Hadj Moussa scored Feyenoord’s second goal in a 3-2 win over Como in Rotterdam on the second matchday of the Champions League. The victory gives the Dutch club its first three points after its 5-1 defeat by Barcelona, according to Beninwebtv.
Source: Beninwebtv
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has promised the manufacture of an Algerian car by the end of 2028, with a gearbox and tyres produced locally. The project forms part of the aim of reaching 30% industrial integration, after Fiat’s establishment and the planned production of the Grande Panda, according to TSA.
Source: TSA
Heavy rains caused water to accumulate in Tripoli and other parts of Libya, damaging homes, businesses and property. The United Nations mission in Libya is monitoring the effects of the bad weather and supporting authorities in rescue efforts and disaster prevention, according to Libya Herald.
Source: Libya Herald
Heavy rain flooded roads, homes and businesses in Tripoli, where at least one person drowned. About 152 millimetres of rain fell in one day, overwhelming drainage systems and leaving several routes impassable, Libya Herald reports.
Source: Libya Herald
King Mohammed VI received Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri in Rabat, where she presented him with an update on the formation of Morocco’s new government. The sovereign called for broad mobilisation and responsible government action in response to challenges and expectations, according to a Royal Cabinet statement.
Source: Libe
Libyan Deputy Finance Minister Abu Bakr Al-Jafal outlined the Tripoli government’s economic priorities at a meeting in Bangkok. They include economic stability, better resource management, subsidy reform and revenue diversification, according to Libya Herald.
Source: Libya Herald
Algeria’s state grain agency is believed to have bought between 660,000 and 720,000 tonnes of milling wheat at about $326 a tonne, including freight. Volumes and prices remain provisional, while deliveries are expected in December, according to European traders cited by Reuters.
Source: Echorouk
Club sportif sfaxien has chosen Mohamed Kouki to replace Nabil Kouki at the helm of its team after considering several candidates. Sporting director Tarek Salem left his post on the day of the decision, made before the club’s trip to Ivory Coast for a first-leg match, La Presse reports.
Source: Lapresse
The First Secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, Driss Lachguar, commented on the formation of Morocco’s next government and relations between the majority and opposition after the elections. He described the appointment of a woman to lead the government as a political achievement and discussed possible participation by his party, on a programme broadcast by Al Aoula on 13 October 2026.
Source: Libe
A kilo of mutton costs around 60 dinars in Tunisia, while beef sells for up to 50 dinars at butchers. Yahia Nasr, president of the National Chamber of Butchers, warns that lamb could reach 80 dinars before Ramadan, according to Businessnews.
Source: Businessnews
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