Moroccan & Greek FM Bourita and Nikos Dendias

Total extends purchase of Algeria’s LNG

France’s energy giant Total has renewed for three years the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Algeria’s energy company Sonatrach, Trade Arabia reports. Sonatrach will supply two million tons per year of Algerian LNG to the French market, primarily through the LNG terminal at Fos Cavaou. The deal, concluded in an extremely volatile market […]

Turkey: Missile defense systems from China will not be used with NATO

Turkey’s defense minister Ismet Yilmaz has maintained that the country has not sidelined plans to buy a new missile defense system from China despite concerns from NATO and the US that it will be incompatible with their defense systems. The missile defense system is to be supplied by China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp […]

Morocco’s Marsa Maroc to start operating Benin’s Cotonou port terminals in October 2024

Moroccan port operator Marsa Maroc has signed a deal to start operating Benin’s Cotonou port terminals next month, a statement said. Marsa Maroc will operate terminal 1 and 5 in Cotonou’s port after winning an international tender issued by the company in charge of cargo handling, Société Béninoise des Manutentions Portuaires (SOBEMAP). Casablanca-listed Marsa Maroc […]