Deputy President of Libyan Presidential Council Abdullah Allafi

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union to stage strike tomark 2011 revolution anniversary

Eight years after the popular uprising that ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian are back to the streets again as the government and its powerful workers’ union have failed to reach a deal to raise the wages for about 670,000 civil servants. Although praised for its relatively peaceful transition to democracy, Tunisia is still […]

Morocco to operate 20 desalination plants by 2030

Morocco plans the setting up of 20 desalination plants by 2030 to deal with water scarcity, water minister Nizar Baraka said. The decision will help free dam water for inner regions, he told a recent panel on water in Marrakech, adding that Morocco currently operates nine desalination plants. Morocco can build on the low cost […]

Historic Abraham Accords Show ‘Peace is Possible’ – US State Department

The historic Abraham Accords show that “peace is possible”, said on Wednesday, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price. Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords at the White House in September of last year. The following month, Israel and Sudan normalized their relations. Morocco subsequently signed the US-brokered accords in a tripartite Israel-Morocco-US […]