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Dubai Metro Blue Line construction: Traffic diversions announced
Gulf Business
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July 18, 2025
Image credit: Dubai Media office/ RTA Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the commencement of major construction work on the Dubai Metro Blue Line, a landmark project poised to reshape the city’s transport landscape. As a...
Oil Refining Market To Reach USD 72.98 Billion By 2030 Driven By Growing Energy Demand And Shifts In Fuel Standards Mordor Intelligence
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Oil Refining Market"Mordor Intelligence has published a new report on the Oil Refining Market offering a comprehensive analysis of trends, growth drivers, and future projections. Introduction According to a 2025 report on the...
From Laos to Brazil, Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price
WBAL - Maryland
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August 2, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers – from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners like Canada and Switzerland. They’re now facing especially hefty taxes –...
Brussels Opens a Front Against Algiers: Arbitration Looms Amid Rising Tensions
Tunisie Numerique
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July 18, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Tensions between Algeria and the European Union are rising sharply. On Wednesday, Brussels officially announced the launch of an arbitration procedure against Algeria over what it described as “trade and...
Rethinking Rural Living in the Sahara: A Manifesto for Water and Food Sovereignty in Algeria
Resilience
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July 18, 2025
From Living Homes to a National Strategy Across the vast stretches of the Algerian Sahara, we are not lacking land, sunlight, or ancestral knowledge. What we lack is a bold and rooted vision—one that reconciles humans with the land, the climate,...
Algeria deepens ties with other countries
Business Ghana
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Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, H.E. Prof. Kamal Rezig (third right) with other leaders during the Algeria Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 Business Roadshow in Algiers. They are (from left), H.E Ms. Baleka Mbete...
Post Bashar al-Assad regime collapse, Syrian journalist reflects on country’s news industry over last decade
Medill Reports - Illinois
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July 18, 2025
By Jenna Mayzouni Medill Reports Bashar al-Assad’s reign over Syria ended on Dec. 8, when opposition forces took the city of Damascus. The Assad government committed numerous human rights violations, including the kidnapping, jailing, torture and...
Adriatic LNG increase contribution to Italy’s national energy system
Tanks and Terminals
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July 16, 2025
Natural gas consumption in Italy saw an increase in the 1H25, and Adriatic LNG’s contribution to the national energy system continued to grow as well (+2.2%), marking a new record half-year for the company that operates Italy’s largest LNG...
Financing Africa's Minerals: Momentum Builds Ahead Of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) International finance institutions are playing an increasingly pivotal role in Africa's mining sector, providing essential capital and technical support to unlock the continent's vast mineral potential. Last month, Angola...
Algeria Deepens Trade Ties With Other African Countries As It Gears Up For Africa's Biggest Marketplace
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Algeria is working towards increasing its share of trade with other African countries by tapping into opportunities created by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a keynote address during the Algeria...
Algeria eyes deeper intra-African trade via gas pipeline, infrastructure links
Zawya
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Algeria is working to expand its share of intra-African trade by leveraging opportunities created under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Foreign Trade and Export Promotion Minister Kamal Rezig said during the Algeria Intra-African...
With Gaza as its compass, Yemen rewrites the rules of naval warfare
Strategic Culture
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August 2, 2025
By Stasa SALACANIN Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su By continuously targeting Israeli-linked shipping, the Sanaa government has exposed the impotence of western naval power and maintained a de facto...
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The Porterville Recorder - California
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Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages' families DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Witnesses and health workers say Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza...
Middle East And North Africa Renewable Energy Industry Report 2025-2030 Green Hydrogen And Ammonia Production, Industrial Decarbonization And Renewable-Powered Manufacturing Fueling Opportunities
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Explore the dynamic growth of the renewable energy market in MENA, excluding Turkey and Israel, with projections from 2024 to 2030. Discover key trends, market size, segmentation, and CAGR across solar, wind,...
Algeria finishes most of rail project for giant iron ore mine
Zawya
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Algeria has completed most of a project to build a 1,000-km rail line linking its largest iron ore mine to key industrial areas and export terminals. The official Algerian news agency said on Monday that a 135-km line connecting Gâra Djebilet mine...
Africa’s consumer market potential!
The Point
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In light of the increasing affluence, population growth, urbanization rates, and rapid spread of access to the internet and mobile phones on the continent, Africa’s emerging economies present exciting opportunities for expansion in retail and...
Algeria's Sonatrach and Italy's ENI sign $1.35 billion deal
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Algeria's Sonatrach and Italy's ENI sign $1.35 billion deal ALGIERS, July 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Algeria's state-run hydrocarbon company Sonatrach and the Italian energy company Eni on Monday signed a production sharing contract worth $1.35 billion...
Nigeria’s oil production slightly exceeds OPEC quota
Premium Times
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria’s crude oil production rose in June, data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown. The oil cartel’s direct communication data, Nigeria recorded 1.5 million barrels per day in June from 1.4 million recorded...
Istanbul summit signals strategic realignment in the Mediterranean
The Libya Observer
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The trilateral summit held in Istanbul between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was far more than a routine diplomatic meeting. It was a carefully timed...
Nigeria Reaches OPEC’s Output Benchmark with Strongest Oil Production in 6 Months
The News Chronicle
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria took full its June 2025 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil production quota at 1.505 million barrels per day (bpd) average daily. Nigeria satisfied the allocated production quota for the second time within a year,...