Aswan Forum

Morocco vibrates to constellation of summer festivals

The summer season kicked off in Morocco with a panoply of summer music festivals that offer different tastes of an authentic north African Kingdom open to the rest of the World. In the capital of lights, Rabat, at least 2.5 million music lovers attended the concerts in 6 stages during nine days of the festival […]

Morocco deploys moderate Islam to counter extremism

Morocco has been exerting relentless efforts to promote moderate Islam as a means to counter extremism and fanaticism and to foster security and stability at home and beyond.   The latest move made part of these efforts came when King Mohammed VI, seeking the renaissance of Al Qarawiyyin University as a religious institution spreading moderate Islam, […]

Libya: Haftar claims seizure of Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte

The self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, LNA, headed by rebel General Khalifa Haftar, said Monday they took control of the coastal city of Sirte, hometown of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, from the forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). LNA spokesman Khaled al-Mahjoub said Haftar forces captured “all the districts surrounding the city”, including […]