Through high cunning and deceptive diplomacy, the Algerian rulers, who are facing unprecedented popular pro-democracy protests, are desperately trying to outwit the international community but to no avail. Their obsession with the Sahara issue and pathological hatred for Morocco make them often fatally snared as they constantly attempt to frame foreign leaders to gain […]
Work will soon begin on the Ain Amenas facility which came under a fatal terrorist attack and hostage situation last month. The Algerian gas complex which is jointly managed by British petroleum (BP), Algeria’s Sonatrach and Norway’s Statoil might partially begin operations next week according to an official from sonatrach. Abdelhamid Zerguine, the head of […]
Turkish explorations offshore Somalia led to the discovery of commercially viable crude oil, estimated at 20 billion barrels. Turkey and Somalia had signed a deal under which Turkey controls 90% of oil and gas output rights. The deal triggered criticism for its unfavorable terms for Somalia, a war-torn and cash-strapped country. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh […]
