Libya: Canadian Government Accuses Business Group of Breaching Embargo

The Canadian government Monday urged the country’s law enforcement authorities to look into UN allegations that the Canadian Streit Group illegally shipped armoured vehicles to Libya, breaching the UN embargo in the North African country. A report issued by UN experts monitoring the UN-imposed embargo on Libya has accused Streit Group of Canadian businessman Guerman […]

Sahara: UN Representative Miguel Ángel Moratinos lauds Spanish Government’s support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The High Representative of the UN for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, commended at a recent gathering in Madrid, the Spanish government’s endorsement of the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara aimed at resolving the longstanding regional dispute. Moratinos praised Spain’s stance as an “important political and strategic commitment,” during a meeting organized […]

September Oil Exports Earn Iraq $8.4 Billion

Iraq’s oil exports during September reached the highest peak in three decades with about 2.6 million barrels per day, earning the country 8.4 billion dollars. The oil ministry which disclosed the figures earlier this week said oil exports in August were slightly lower at 2.564 million bpd and brought in $ 8.445 billion at an […]