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Algeria offers Russia open investment opportunities

According to a statement released by the Algerian Ministry of Oil, Algeria is willing to open the door to Russia in an invitation made to Minster Alexander Novak. Algeria wants a stronger cooperation between oil and gas companies from the two countries in order to strengthen their participation at OPEC. The Algerian minister offered investment […]

Morocco wins international praise for eradicating torture

Morocco has won international recognition for its steady efforts to eradicate torture domestically and internationally. Morocco ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) in 1993 and deposited its ratification instruments in 2014. The North African country has also launched a national preventive mechanism against torture (NPM). […]

Algeria will not renew gas pipeline deal with Morocco, Spain

Algeria announced that it will abandon a gas pipeline that supplied Spain via Morocco in a hostile act that followed the severance of diplomatic ties with Rabat.   Moroccan officials rely on the pipeline to power two electricity plants in the north, but the decision would do little damage as the Kingdom foresaw the move. […]