egypt-terorism

Morocco to set up solar PV plants in five key ports

Morocco’s port authority is going green. It seeks to set up five photovoltaic solar plants in the ports of Casablanca, Agadir, Jorf lasfar, Laayoune, and Boujdour. The solar plants would power the ports to reduce the carbon footprint, as part of a larger national plan that would increase the share of renewables in the electricity […]

Projectile attack on Morocco’s Smara highlights Polisario’s terror tactics

A projectile strike on a civilian area near a prison in the Moroccan Sahara town of Smara has renewed concerns over the increasing reliance on terrorist tactics by the Algeria-protected Polisario separatists. Two explosions were reported late Tuesday near the local penitentiary, according to local sources and witnesses. One projectile landed at the prison’s entrance, […]

Egypt: New York Times journalist expelled

Egyptian airport security authorities Monday denied entry to former New York Times bureau Chief upon arrival in Cairo, a move that shines light on the North African country’s crackdown on freedom of press and on critical voices. David D. Kirkpatrick, 48, New York Times reports was held incommunicado for hours at Cairo international airport on […]