Keywords: Reform


Morocco to launch electronic health claims pilot in Kenitra

QR coded prescriptions and digital claim forms to anchor nationwide CNSS reform Morocco is preparing a major transformation in the administration and financing of healthcare, with the city of Kenitra selected to host the first live deployment of a fully electronic health claim system starting at the......

Protest in Tripoli calls for amnesty and rights of Lebanese islamist prisoners

Hundreds of residents gathered on al-Nour Square in Tripoli on February 15 to support Lebanese Islamist prisoners, according to local correspondent Michel Hallak. The sit-in featured portraits of the detainees and calls for their rights to be respected. Organized by the families of the prisoners, the......

Argentina senate approves controversial labor reform by President Milei

The Argentine Senate approved President Javier Milei’s controversial labor reform on Wednesday, amid violent clashes between police and demonstrators. The bill, officially titled the “Labor Modernization Law,” passed with 42 votes in favor and 30 against, marking a major legislative......

Zelensky announces sweeping overhaul of Ukraine air defenses

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine is undertaking major changes to its air defense operations, with some regions undergoing what he described as an almost complete reconstruction of their protective systems as Russia continues sustained drone attacks on civilian infrastructure. The......

Morocco targets health and education with $15 billion budget boost amid AI expansion

Morocco is positioning health and education at the center of its 2026 public spending strategy, allocating approximately 140 billion dirhams ($15 billion USD) to these sectors in response to sustained social pressure and long-standing demands for improved public services. The move coincides with an ambitious......

Noureddine Bensouda, a career in the service of the Moroccan state

For more than three decades, his name has been closely associated with the management of Morocco’s public finances. Discreet yet omnipresent within the inner workings of the administration, Noureddine Bensouda has shaped a significant part of the Kingdom’s fiscal and budgetary policies. A......

Iran officially allows women to ride motorcycles and scooters

Iran has formally authorized women to obtain motorcycle and scooter licenses, ending years of legal ambiguity regarding female riders. While traffic laws did not explicitly forbid women from riding, authorities previously refused to issue them permits. As a result, women motorcyclists—growing in......

Laayoune and Guelmim university hospitals transform healthcare in southern Morocco

Morocco is reinforcing its hospital network in the southern provinces with the construction of new university hospitals (CHU) in Laayoune and Guelmim, marking a key step in the country’s healthcare reform initiated under royal guidance in 2021. By the end of 2025, around 40 hospital projects were......

Former Iranian leaders publicly break with regime over protest crackdown

Deep fissures have emerged within Iran's leadership as ex-President Hassan Rohani and other prominent reformists openly condemned the regime's handling of nationwide protests that killed thousands, warning that substantial reforms are essential to avert further unrest. "The people have......