The Wider Image: Desert standoff fuels tensions

Morocco hosts meeting of Global Alliance for Two-State Solution

The Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution will convene on Tuesday its 5th meeting in Rabat under the theme “Sustaining the Peace Process Momentum: Lessons Learned, Achievements, and Prospects.” The meeting, which aims at encouraging projects and initiatives that support the prospect of lasting peace in the Middle East, is organized by […]

Morocco’s Crown Prince Launches Construction Works of Largest Desalination Plant in Africa

Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan launched on Monday the construction works of the Casablanca seawater desalination plant, the largest in Africa. The facility, which has an annual production capacity of 300 million m3, will benefit 7.5 million inhabitants. This landmark project shows the importance King Mohammed VI grants to water amidst the current context […]

Algeria runs against global counterterrorism efforts

Algeria, the country from which terrorism sprouted to plague the whole Sahel and beyond, has issued a statement opposing a ministerial meeting in Marrakech of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The reason was that the closing statement warned of the dangers of the collusion between separatists- which Algeria supports- and terrorist groups. In a […]