Libya: U.N sets 20 October as deadline for agreement

A meeting at the U.N that was expected to mark a peace agreement between the two Libyan rival governments turned out to be another occasion for the global body to set October 20 as a new deadline after three failures. During the meeting, U.N secretary general Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to accept the draft […]

King Mohammed VI spurs Morocco’s renewable energy revolution

Sixteen years after Morocco announced its plan to rely on renewable energies for electricity production, the country has offered a model of hope for countries who are burdened by fossil fuel, thanks to large scale solar, wind and green hydrogen projects launched under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. Morocco has increased its renewable energy […]

Sheikh Yassine Passes Away, Visions Unfulfilled, Succession Uncertain

Sheikh Abdesslam Yassine, the founder and spiritual leader of Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, a Moroccan Islamist association, passed away early Thursday and will be buried Friday after the noon prayers. Abdessalam Yassine was born in 1928 to a poor peasant family originating from the Souss region in southern Morocco. He studied in Marrakesh before […]