Algeria’s Tebboune in denial as currency continues its free fall

Algeria’s President Tebboune has sought to play down the dire financial and monetary conditions in the country as the currency plunged to a historic low, trading at 290 dinars per euro on the informal market. This collapse signals a deeper structural crisis in an economy crippled by hydrocarbon dependency, corruption, and chronic mismanagement. The dinar’s […]

Morocco receives one million more AstraZeneca doses

Morocco got one million more AstraZeneca doses bringing total Covid-19 vaccine jabs it received to 8 million, health ministry sources said. This new batch confirms regular shipment to Morocco as it continues its national vaccine campaign, using besides AstraZeneca, the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. Morocco is expected in the next few hours to exceed the 3 […]

Iraq-Israel: Erbil ignores Baghdad, supplies Israel with oil

The semi-autonomous Kurdish government in Iraq has been selling oil to Israel in defiance to Baghdad because the state does not officially recognize Israel. In a report published by Financial Times on Monday, Israeli refineries and oil companies received an average of around 240,000 barrels per day between May and August which amounts to almost […]