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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune suggests sale of spare electricity capacity to Europe

Algeria is offering to Europe its spare electricity capacity, and it is planning a 270 km undersea pipe towards Italy, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told reporters in an interview on Thursday. Algeria is also pushing to double its gas exports to reach 100 billion cubic metres per year versus 56 billion cubic metres per year… Read More Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune suggests sale of spare electricity capacity to Europe

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Palestinian rival factions sign agreement to hold elections

Rival Palestinian factions signed an agreement in Algiers on Thursday aimed at resolving 15 years of discord by holding elections within a year after months of talks mediated by Algeria. The deal aims to end a rift between President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and the Islamist group Hamas that has split Palestinian governance in the… Read More Palestinian rival factions sign agreement to hold elections

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Morocco recalls its ambassador to Tunisia over Western Sahara dispute

Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia on Friday after Tunisian President Kais Saied received the head of the Polisario Front movement that is seeking independence for Western Sahara, a territory Morocco regards as its own. Morocco said Tunisia’s decision to invite Brahim Ghali to a Japanese development summit for Africa that Tunis is hosting this… Read More Morocco recalls its ambassador to Tunisia over Western Sahara dispute

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France, Algeria to set up joint historian committee on French colonial rule

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he wanted to build the future of Franco-Algerian relations by confronting a painful colonial past but also by focusing on future challenges. “We have a complex, painful common past. And it has at times prevented us from looking at the future,” Macron said after meeting with Algeria President… Read More France, Algeria to set up joint historian committee on French colonial rule

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Algeria bars imports, suspends treaty with Spain over Western Sahara dispute

Algeria suspended a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows, and also banned imports from Spain, escalating a row over Madrid’s stance on Western Sahara. Algerian state media reported the suspension of the treaty without citing any reason, though Algeria had in March withdrawn its ambassador… Read More Algeria bars imports, suspends treaty with Spain over Western Sahara dispute

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Algerian PM Abdelaziz Djerad announces resignation

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad resigned on Thursday, opening the door for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to name a new cabinet, state TV said. A new government will have to tackle a deep financial and economic crisis due to a fall in oil prices. Djerad’s resignation follows a parliamentary election on June 12 that was marked… Read More Algerian PM Abdelaziz Djerad announces resignation

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