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TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia raised the purchase price of durum wheat from local farmers, the agriculture minister Abdelmonem Belati said on Friday, amid expectations of a disastrous grain season due to severe drought. | 10:55am

Tunisia raised the purchase price of durum wheat from local farmers, the agriculture minister Abdelmonem Belati said on Friday, amid expectations of a disastrous grain season due to severe drought.

Risk of unrest rises amid fourth dry year, poor grain harvest, weak economy and likely food subsidy cuts

Water is being cut for seven hours every night in response to the worst drought on record.

The water will be cut off daily from 9 p.m. until 4 a.m., with immediate effect, state water distribution company SONEDE said in a statement on Friday.

TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia on Friday introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until Sept. 30 in response to a severe drought that has hit the country, the agriculture ministry said.

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TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia on Friday introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until Sept. 30 in response to a severe drought that has hit the country, the agriculture ministry said. | 07:32am

Tunisia introduced a quota system for portable water due to a severe drought in the country.