sahara

UN’s Fourth Committee Reiterates call for Consensual Solution to Sahara Issue

The 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted without a vote a draft resolution reiterating support for the UN Secretary General and his Personal Envoy in their efforts to resolve the Sahara dispute through a consensual solution. The resolution supports the negotiation process initiated by resolution 1754 (2007) of the Security Council and backed […]

Saudi-led consortium seals deal with Egypt on $1.5bn in 1.1 MW wind project

A consortium led by the Saudi-listed water desalination company ACWA Power has signed a usufruct agreement to invest $1.5 billion in a 1.1 MW wind project in Egypt, a statement by the Egyptian cabinet announced Thursday. The agreement was signed between Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Development and Utilization Authority and the consortium including the […]

Rachid Nekkaz, an Algerian bait Morocco did not swallow

Rachid Nekkaz, an Algerian political activist and former presidential hopeful, travelled visa-free to Morocco to stoke tension in the hope of being expelled manu-military or even arrested, in an incident that could be used by Algeria to draw false syllogism. But none of that happened. Nekkaz came all the way to Morocco to spit some […]