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AFRICOM Warns Against Jihadists Attack Targeting Libyan Oil

US Africa Command has warned against a terrorist plot being prepared by ISIS militants against Libya’s Oil Crescent, which is located 500 km east of the capital Tripoli, and includes the country’s largest oil reserves and export terminals. In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, AFRICOM spokeswoman Robyn Mack said: “at the moment, we believe that […]

Algeria’s oil and gas revenue shrinks 41% by September

Algeria’s oil and gas exports dropped 41% to 14.6 billion dirhams in the first nine months this year, casting a shadow of deep uncertainty for a country that relies on hydrocarbons for more than 90% of its exports. Algeria’s energy minister Abdelmadjid Attar said that the drop was ascribed to low export volumes and low […]

A Native Moroccan at the Helm of Dutch Parliament

A Moroccan native Khadija Arib became Wednesday Speaker of the Dutch Parliament after she was elected by 83 MPs out of the 134 qualified to vote. The election of a speaker of Moroccan origin is seen as a little dig at populist and anti-Islam deputy Geert Wilders who did not miss the opportunity to criticize […]