Saad Guerraoui

1 week ago | middle-east-online.com | Saad Guerraoui

RABAT - Morocco’s Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka told parliament on Tuesday that seawater desalination has reached a drinking water production capacity of 320 billion cubic meters by 2025. In response to oral questions from lawmkers, Baraka reported a "qualitative leap" in investments in the equipment and water sectoras the budget had been increased from 43 billion dirhams in 2023 to 70 billion dirhams in 2025.

1 month ago | middle-east-online.com | Saad Guerraoui

MEKNES - The 23rd edition of the Meknes International Animated Film Festival (FICAM) closed its curtains on Wednesday with a tribute to its former artistic director Mohamed Beyoud. Devicho, President of the Aicha Foundation, said that this edition witnessed a great success thanks to its rich programme.

1 month ago | middle-east-online.com | Saad Guerraoui

LONDON - Haitham El-Zobaidi, the Chief Executive Officer of Al Arab Publishing House, died Saturday aged 61 at a London hospital after a long battle with cancer. El-Zobaidi came from Iraq to London in 1988 to pursue his postgraduate studies at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London. In 1990, He obtained a Masters Degree in Control Systems at the Faculty of Engineering , then a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the same university in 1998.

Mar 26, 2025 | middle-east-online.com | Saad Guerraoui

Last month’s foiled terrorist plot in Morocco was a stark reminder that the North African Kingdom keeps facing a continuous threat from both home-grown extremism and regional instability, especially in the Sahel region. Morocco has been relatively successful in its counterterrorism efforts and managed to foil dozens of terrorist attacks thanks to a combination of strong security measures, intelligence operations, and regional cooperation.

Jan 31, 2025 | thearabweekly.com | Saad Guerraoui

RABAT –Director of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), Habboub Cherkaoui, warned on Thursday that Morocco faced a threat of terrorist activity with recruitment occurring within the family and “lone wolves” being inspired by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Sahel region. The most recent BCIJ anti-terrorist operation, which saw four suspects arrested Sunday, involved three brothers, in the Had Soualem region of the Berrechid province of the kingdom.