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Morocco’s ONEE Chief to Chair Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership

Director General of the Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi, will chair the Board of Directors of the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) in 2021. “By assuming the role of President of this alliance, the Director General of ONEE will be called upon to promote exchanges of thoughts and […]

Bahrain to launch first home-made satellite in December 2023

Bahrain will launch its first 100 percent locally-built satellite by the end of December 2023, the commander of the royal court announced Sunday, Arab News reports. Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa indicated that a group of Bahraini youth who are qualified in the field of space science and technology will contribute to building the satellite. […]

Algeria unhappy with Security Council Resolution on Sahara

Algeria expressed its resentment about the recent UN Security Council resolution on the Sahara which confirmed Algiers’ role in the conflict. Resolution 2494 extends the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara MINURSO by another year breaking away with a short interruption in which its mandate was only renewed by six months under pressure […]