Moroccan FAR field hospital in Benslimane

World Water Forum: Morocco calls for greater international cooperation on water issues

Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, called, Wednesday from Bali, Indonesia, for greater international cooperation in water issues in order to develop the sector’s role in public policy. “International cooperation in the water sector will play an important role in giving water the place it deserves in public policy”, he said at a […]

Who are the “Islamists” in the Arab Spring?

In the context of the Arab Spring, the use of the term “Islamism” is very common. The new political elites throughout the North Africa, commonly referred to as the “Islamists”, often talk of replacing the old and more or less authoritarian secular regimes in the Middle East. Journalists also use the term quite excessively and […]

Egypt pulls out over 460 peacekeepers from Mali as UN mission is parking out

Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion working for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have pulled out of the country as the mission is preparing to complete exit by December 2023. The UN mission said the Egyptian troops “have conducted over a year convoy escorts from Gao […]