عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Arab World

Morocco's King Chairs Meeting to Address Water Scarcity

King Mohammed VI chairs the meeting in Rabat on Tuesday. (MAP)
King Mohammed VI chairs the meeting in Rabat on Tuesday. (MAP)
TT
TT

Morocco's King Chairs Meeting to Address Water Scarcity

King Mohammed VI chairs the meeting in Rabat on Tuesday. (MAP)
King Mohammed VI chairs the meeting in Rabat on Tuesday. (MAP)

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI urged on Tuesday authorities in the water sector to be vigilant in their work and to be efficient in implementing programs.

He chaired a meeting in Rabat dedicated to overseeing progress in the implementation of the National Program for Drinking Water Supply and Irrigation.

Meanwhile, Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka delivered a presentation detailing the water situation in the country and the progress made in the program.

Through the national program, the government is working to connect the Sebou, Bouregreg, and Oum Er-Rbia water basins, construct new dams, and update the costs of about twenty dams that should increase the storage capacity to 6.6 billion cubic meters of freshwater.

Under the program, the government will also accelerate the transition to non-conventional water sources, such as desalinating seawater and increasing the treatment of wastewater for reuse.

The national program covers plans to boost the supply of drinking water to rural areas in Morocco.

King Mohammed also ordered the government to activate, as in the previous year, the emergency measures of the Program to combat the effects of drought.

In this context, a significant additional investment has been granted to the program, bringing its overall budget to 143 billion dirhams ($14.7 billion).

Most Viewed

 
 
Arab World

LF Organizes National Conference to Outline ‘Roadmap to Save Lebanon’

The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, at the celebration of the "Memory of the Martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance" (Lebanese Forces)
The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, at the celebration of the "Memory of the Martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance" (Lebanese Forces)
TT
TT

LF Organizes National Conference to Outline ‘Roadmap to Save Lebanon’

The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, at the celebration of the "Memory of the Martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance" (Lebanese Forces)
The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, at the celebration of the "Memory of the Martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance" (Lebanese Forces)

The Lebanese Forces party has called for a national conference to address the Israeli war on Lebanon.

The conference, which will take place at the party’s headquarters in Maarab, aims to establish a political framework to halt the war, in cooperation with Arab nations and the international community, according to sources who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat.

The sources said invitations have been sent to opposition parties, independent MPs, and national figures, though key groups such as Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, and the Marada Movement have not been invited.

They also noted that the goal is to “create a roadmap to rescue Lebanon from the destruction caused by its involvement in the conflict and to alleviate the suffering of the Lebanese people, who have endured violence, displacement, and destruction.”

The conference will emphasize the need for peace, prosperity, and the reconstruction of Lebanon, reflecting the will of the majority of the Lebanese population who feel powerless in the face of ongoing turmoil, the sources stressed.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, a source within the LF said that the party has remained “strategically silent out of respect for the war’s victims” but now believes it is time to speak up. The party’s leader, Dr. Samir Geagea, will outline key solutions, including an immediate ceasefire, full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and the urgent election of a president. These proposals are intended to appeal to both domestic and international audiences, including Iran and Israel, according to the same source.

The call for a conference follows an earlier initiative by opposition MPs, including those from the Lebanese Forces, which called for the Lebanese state to reclaim control, distance Lebanon from regional conflicts, and commit to a ceasefire and the full implementation of international resolutions. However, that initiative did not yield significant results.

While there are no guarantees that the Maarab conference will lead to immediate solutions, the source in the LF said that the party is determined to push forward, pointing that a follow-up committee will be formed to engage with political forces in Lebanon and key international stakeholders, including the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.