Morocco, Malaysia partners in cyber security CyberSecurity Malaysia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco's Department of Post, Telecommunications and New Technologies to establish a cooperative relationship. Signed on Jan 21 in conjunction with the Regional Cybersecurity Conference at the University Al Akhawayn, Ifrane, Morocco, the MoU covers areas of critical information infrastructure protection, cyber security frameworks development, capacity building, training and awareness. Among the initiatives and activities to be implemented under the MoU were cyber security projects supported by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), CyberSecurity Malaysia said in a statement Thursday. Algeria, Egypt cool talk before match Egypt has dropped the trash talk and is making nice with arch-rival Algeria ahead of a new matchup between their soccer teams Thursday – a sharp contrast to their last meeting, which sparked riots in the streets and nearly led to a diplomatic breakdown between the two nations. But while the tone is calmer, Egypt remains pumped up on a soccer-fueled wave of nationalism. State TV cranks out patriotic songs, flags flutter from buildings, cars, and even in soda commercials. S. Africa: no reply on Tunisian terror query South African police released the Tunisian owner of Britain's Islam Channel after holding him for two days on an international terror warrant issued by his homeland, saying Wednesday that Tunisia had failed to respond to queries about the case. Musa Zondi, a spokesman for South African police, also said Wednesday that Britain did not consider Mohamed Ali Harrath a threat. Harrath returned to Britain on a Wednesday morning flight. Russia to sell $2 billion in arms to Libya Libya is poised to pick up more than $2 billion worth of Russian arms, focusing mainly on a fleet of 200 fighter planes, Russia's Interfax news agency reports. The report comes hot on the heels of a key visit to Russia by Libya's defense minister, Gen. Abu-Bakr Yunis Jaber. The visit signals the latest show of renewed cooperation between Russia and the once pariah state of North Africa. Sudan, Chad make step toward peace Chad and Sudan have taken a major step toward bringing peace to Darfur, one of the world's most troubled regions, with an agreement to normalize relations. They have committed themselves to conducting direct and constructive dialogue on issues of mutual concern. They also agreed to prevent armed groups from using territory of either state against the interests of the other, and to establish mechanisms to monitor their common border. Relations between the governments in Khartoum and N'Djamena have been tense due to the conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur and a 3-year struggle by rebels in Chad to topple President Idriss Deby. Each government has accused the other of supporting the armed rebellion against it, conducted mainly in raids across their shared – and desolate — border. Plane crash bodies in Lebanon recovered. The search effort is continuing off the coast of Lebanon, after a plane carrying 90 people crashed into the sea. All those on board are feared dead and at least 20 bodies have been recovered. Meanwhile, officials have revealed that the Ethiopian Airlines jet did not fly in the direction suggested by Beirut's control tower. Ministers said the pilot was asked to correct his course, but turned in the opposite direction. BM
