Egypt
How Egypt went from an LNG exporter to importer
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Morocco
Morocco's King Mohammed VI uses Throne Day to pardon 2,476 people – including journalists and activists
Morocco's King Mohammed VI used Throne Day to pardon three journalists as thousands of prisoners saw their sentences commuted to mark the monarch's 25th anniversary on the throne.
Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni and Taoufik Bouachrine, as well as
historian and rights advocate Maati Monjib, were among the 2,476 people
pardoned, plus two other activists Reda Taoujni and Youssef El-Hireche.
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