Omar Hilale

Algeria’s Sonatrach to begin first ever offshore drilling

Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas company will launch offshore drilling with France’s Total and Italy’s ENI on the eastern coast between Bejaia and Skikda for the first time in its history. According to Sonatrach’s Director for New Resources, Youcef Khankar, the campaign will begin in the second half of the year, with 2D and 3D […]

Once pro-Algeria lobbyist, Rima Hassan exposes Algiers’ role in Sahara conflict

The political storm surrounding French LFI MEP Rima Hassan has laid bare a long-obscured truth among European leftists: Algeria is the principal architect and enforcer of the separatist narrative in the Sahara conflict. Rima Hassan, once hailed as the voice of Palestine in European politics and an echo of Algerian positions on the Sahara, now […]

Brazil seeks more Moroccan fertilizers

Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Marcos Montes is expected in Morocco this week to seek more fertilizers for his country after a halt of Russian exports, Reuters reported. Brazil relies on imports for about 85% of its fertilizer needs and is concerned about a potential global shortage of the products after Western nations imposed sanctions on key […]