Faculty and staff prepare for a new semester at Wesleyan

After an unusual 18 months of blended education, distance working and navigating university life during a pandemic, Wesleyan faculty and staff are hungry for some normalcy this fall. In this News @ Wesleyan article, we tell several employees about what they look forward to the most in the fall semester of 2021. Morgan keller... Read More

The misfortune of words in Morocco highlights the larger struggle for Lin …

(MENAFN – Syndication Bureau) AFP Photo: Abdelhak Senna The new school year will start in Morocco next Tuesday. This year, unlike previous ones, schools will be able to teach certain subjects in French rather than Arabic, the usual language of instruction. In universities, where the language of instruction is French, some courses will now... Read More

The break between Morocco and Algeria increases tension in the Maghreb

In a little over a decade, the Maghreb has gone from a region of marked stability to a real pressure cooker. To the institutional collapse of the neighboring Sahel, we must add a serious internal political crisis in Tunisia, a state of cyclical civil war in Libya, and now also the serious deterioration of... Read More

Fortnite’s Martin Luther King Jr. experience draws criticism

It’s 2021 and someone decided it was a good idea to feature Martin Luther King Jr. in a video game. On Thursday (August 26), Fortnite, TIME Studios, and PlayStation announced “March Through Time DC ’63,” a new gaming experience focused on MLK Jr. and civil rights. The Fortnite creative community (including members ChaseJackman, GQUanoe,... Read More

Algeria breaks diplomatic relations with Morocco for “hostile actions”

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra blamed Moroccan leaders for being “responsible for repeated crises” and behavior that “led to conflict instead of integration” in North Africa after months of tension between two neighbors. Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra makes a gesture while reading a statement by the country’s president in Algiers, August 24, 2021.... Read More

Army chief says wildfires conspiracy against Algeria – Middle East Monitor

The Algerian army chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Saïd Chengriha, said yesterday that the forest fires that have broken out in the north of the country are part of a plot against Algeria. “The fires that have recently broken out in several parts of the country are only a small sample of this comprehensive and... Read More

Morocco targeted for planned attacks due to its security and stability, says King Mohammed VI

Morocco has recently been the target of attacks planned and hatched by certain countries and organizations known for their hostility towards the Kingdom, a country steeped in history, said King Mohammed VI, indicating that these countries have concocted a campaign of their own. whole to distort the image of the Moroccan. institutions and undermine... Read More

Algeria accuses groups it associates with Morocco and Israel for forest fires | Algeria News

Algiers will review its relations with Morocco after accusing it and regroup with “Zionist links” for the deadly forest fires. Algeria attributes its recent deadly fires to two groups it recently referred to as “terrorist” organizations, adding that one of them was supported by Morocco and Israel. The Algerian president’s office said on Wednesday... Read More

Algeria accuses groups linked to Morocco and Israel of starting forest fires

Smoke rises following a forest fire in the province of Bejaia, Algeria, August 16, 2021. REUTERS / Abdelaziz Boumzar ALGIERS, Aug. 18 (Reuters) – Algeria blamed this month’s devastating fires on Wednesday on two groups it recently designated as terrorist organizations, adding that one was backed by Morocco and Israel. The president’s office said... Read More

HoR approves law for direct election of next Libyan president |

By Sami Zaptia. Yesterday, in a rowdy session where the live transmission had to be cut or cut several times, the HoR passed the law for the direct popular election of the Libyan president (Photo: Mustaqbal TV). London, August 18, 2021: In a stormy session yesterday, the Libyan parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR),... Read More