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Orders issued for Sarir, Messla, and Nafoura oilfields to resume production

Engineers from Libya’s Sarir, Messla, and Nafoura oilfields told Reuters on Saturday August 31, that they had received orders to resume production. This development marks a significant shift following a prolonged standoff between rival political factions that had led to the closure of most of the country’s oilfields. The resumption of operations was directed by […]

Algeria, among worst performers in world’s economic freedom ranking, Fraser Institute

Algeria continues to lag behind in economic freedom according to a 2019 World Economic Freedom report by Fraser Institute, which underscored the lack of reforms in the oil rich country. The Canadian Fraser Institute pointed out to the plummeting economic freedom in Algeria, which ranked 159 out of 169 surveyed countries. Algeria only outperformed three […]

Tunisia closes TV station linked to Islamist Ennahdha party for “operating without license”

Tunisia’s media regulator shut down Wednesday Zitouna TV, a local television backed by parliament largest party Ennahdha, for operating without license. The channel in a Facebook post indicated that security forces accompanied by officials from HAICA, raided the station and seized equipment. The storming came few days after the arrest of the TV show host, […]