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Turkey considers Libya offshore hydrocarbons explorations

Turkish energy minister said his country is planning to conduct offshore explorations in Libyan waters in search of oil and gas. Ankara and Tripoli are close to reaching an agreement to launch the explorations, energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar told Sabah newspaper. Bayraktar said that, while Turkey invests in explorations in the Mediterranean, it also attaches […]

Tunisia: Parliament considers controversial deportation law

Tunisian lawmakers are currently deliberating a controversial draft law that would allow the deportation of “irregular” migrants to their home countries, as tensions rise around anti-migrant sentiment and xenophobic conspiracy theories. This proposal comes after the Government claimed to have successfully repatriated over 7,000 migrants “voluntarily” last year. However, human rights groups have voiced concerns, […]

Morocco, IAEA to bolster partnership in nuclear applications

Morocco’s National Center for Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (CNESTEN) and the International Atomic Energy Agency inked two major partnership agreements in Vienna on Monday. The agreements were initialed by CNESTEN and IAE Director Generals, Hamid Marah and Rafael Mariano Grossi, on the sidelines of the Agency’s 68th General Conference. The first agreement concerns the […]