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Sahara: Luxembourg considers Autonomy Plan as a good basis for a mutually accepted solution

Luxembourg considers the autonomy plan, presented in 2007 by Morocco, as “a good basis for a solution accepted by the parties” regarding the Sahara issue. This came in a joint statement issued after talks, Tuesday in Rabat, between Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, who is on […]

Algeria misses out on global gas price surge due to long‑term contracts

Algeria is not benefiting from the sharp rise in international gas prices triggered by the conflict in the Gulf, as the country continues to sell most of its natural gas under long‑term supply contracts rather than on the spot market. While spot LNG benchmarks in Asia and Europe have soared to crisis levels, Algeria’s gas […]

Algeria: Former head of national security sentenced to 15 years in prison

A court in capital Algiers Wednesday pressed a 15-year prison sentence associated with a $80,000-fine against former head of the national police, Major General Abdelghani Hamel, charged with corruption and illicit enrichment. The Sidi M’hamed court also handed individual sentences to the family of the General and their company. Hamel’s wife Lanani Salima is handed […]