Egypt's central bank has maintained interest rates at a historic high for the second consecutive meeting, aiming to sustain the slowdown in inflation following a significant currency devaluation, Bloomberg reports.
On Thursday, the Monetary Policy Committee announced that the benchmark deposit rate would remain at 27.25%, and the lending rate at 28.25%.
This cautious stance persists despite a fourth consecutive month of declining inflation in the North African nation as of June.
Morocco has introduced a draft revision of its family code, marking the first significant update in 20 years. The proposed
Interpol has issued a Yellow Alert (missing persons notice) for two young Irish boys abducted by their Egyptian father, BBC
Egyptian authorities have arrested two men accused of attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the seabed, CNN reports.
Mauritanian media raised alarms over an incident last Friday involving an Algerian military patrol's unauthorized entry into Mauritania.
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