Sahara: MINURSO might seek UNpol help to face Polisario’s threats

The UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, has taken seriously the recent threats voiced by Polisario propagandists via social networks against the presence of peacekeepers in the Guerguarat region. The mission’s commander, Chinese Major-General Wang Xiaojun, is considering seeking the help of UNpol, the UN civil police, to face the threats, reports the e-journal le360. […]

Drought-stricken Tunisia hikes water prices by 16%

Amid its worst drought in decades, Tunisian authorities announced a 16% hike in water prices, a move that may further erode the already frail social peace foundations. The government has proceeded to water cuts and rationing in addition to a ban of irrigation in some main farming areas, further undermining the revenue of already impoverished […]

France’s National Academy of Medicine & Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco step up cooperation ties

The Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco and France’s National Academy of Medicine have agreed to enhance partnership between the two institutions and foster cooperation ties between the two countries’ hospitals, medical schools and research institutes. The agreement was inked Wednesday in Paris by Permanent Secretary of Morocco’s Academy Abdeljalil Lahjomri and President of the […]