Egypt, China ink deal to develop drought and salt-tolerant crops

Both Egypt and China’s ministers of Agriculture signed Wednesday August 16 to collaborate on developing drought and salt-tolerant crops to overcome water scarcity and salinity in Egypt as the country confronts the major impacts of climate change, “Ahram Online” reports. Egypt’s El-Sayed El-Quseir and his Chinese counterpart Tang Renjian signed the agreement which the Egyptian […]

Mali foils alleged coup with foreign ties, with generals and French ‘agent’ arrested

Mali’s transitional government says it has thwarted an attempted coup, arresting two high-ranking military generals and a suspected French intelligence agent in what it describes as a plot backed by foreign powers to destabilize the state. Security Minister General Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced the arrests Thursday (14 August), confirming speculation that had been circulating for […]

Morocco reaffirms unwavering support to Palestinian cause

Moroccan government has reiterated its strong supportive stand to the Palestinian cause, the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders with East Al-Quds as its capital. Morocco’s “clear and constant” position has been expressed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at a meeting held Monday in Rabat […]