Morocco to Take over chairmanship of COP

Morocco will take over the chairmanship of the United Nations Climate Change Conference from France which is hosting the COP21 from November 30 to December 11. The announcement was made by French President François Hollande during his official visit to Morocco earlier this month. “I will receive H.M. King Mohammed VI on the occasion of […]

Libya facing drinking water shortage after armed group’s sabotage threats

A large part of Libya has been without drinking water since Saturday, August 14. An armed group broke into the country’s main water supply center demanding the release of Abdallah al-Senoussi, Muammar Gaddafi’s brother-in-law and a senior official in the former regime. The committee managing the network control center of the great artificial river – […]

Human Rights Watch alerts to Tunisia’s authoritarian drift under President Saied

With thousands jailed for expressing dissent, destroyed checks and balances and an undermined civil society, Tunisia has backpedaled to autocracy following a crackdown on civil liberties by a president bent on continuing his power grab, Human Rights Watch said. “Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 […]