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Morocco switches on desalination plant to supply Agadir residents, farmers

Morocco has switched on its largest desalination plant in Chtouka Aitbaha, worth $470 million, to serve the water stressed area of Agadir and the farms in its south, the agriculture ministry said. The plant will have a daily capacity of 400,000 cubic meters of desalinated water and will help save underground water resources. Nearly 15,000 […]

Foreign Policy Magazine: How long will Algeria’s geriatric rulers hold?

Algeria is drowning in social discontent, raising the prospects of a return to mass protests and a violent response from its military autocratic regime, warns U.S. Foreign Policy magazine, noting that Algeria needs a second liberation…this time, from its aged rulers. The country needs to be liberated from its aged rulers who failed to transform […]

Middle East, North Africa Police Chiefs address regional crime issues in Marrakech

Marrakech is hosting INTERPOL’s fourth meeting for Chiefs of Police from the Middle East and North Africa, with ways of tackling organized crime and terrorism high on the agenda. With the MENA region being one of the fastest growing regions for information exchange via INTERPOL, senior law enforcement officials are meeting to identify ways for […]