The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) is facing growing pressure to settle its refined oil products import bills as the country’s long-standing barter system comes to an end. While fuel imports continued into Libya in March, the NOC remains unable to pay for these supplies, a situation compounded by the country’s declining oil revenues. The […]
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Algeria to release prominent novelist Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed by Algerian authorities since mid-November. In keeping Sansal behind bars, Algeria was “dishonoring itself,” Macron told French ambassadors. Macron deplored that Sansal, 75, is denied medical care due to his arrest. “And we, who love the Algerian people […]
The authoritarian Algerian military regime, which conducts smear campaigns against signatories of Abraham accords, will take part this year in the U.S.-led military exercise “African Lion” along with Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and other nations. Algeria’s participation in this annual military exercise exposes the hypocrisy of its rulers who are openly bragging about boycotting internationals events […]
