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Iran’s Last Gasp and Algeria’s Rising Shadow
It is an image both tragic and unnerving: the Islamic Republic of Iran, once strutting across the Middle East with all the hauteur of a revolutionary colossus, now limping like a wounded beast, desperate for a new lair. Its economy is ravaged, its...
Eni and SONATRACH strengthen energy co-operation
Italy's Eni and SONATRACH, Algeria's state-owned oil and gas company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in hydrocarbons, energy transition and renewable energies, with a focus on energy security and economic...

Every sinew of the state is now manufacturing a crisis to tighten the noose around our necks - Alex Story
Britons are at War.They didn’t pick or look for a fight. It came to them. Initially, the good people of these formerly Sceptred Isles thought the accelerating decomposition of their country was due to the incompetence of politicians and...

Alicante Launches Ferry Service to Algeria
Alicante port welcomes new Algeria ferry route. Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Alicante On Friday, July 25, the Port of Alicante inaugurated a new ferry service connecting the city with Algeria. This marks the arrival of Estonian shipping company...

King Mohammed VI’s 2025 Throne Speech: Between Integrated Territorial Development, Regional Diplomacy
The Throne Speech, delivered annually by King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the anniversary of his accession to the throne, constitutes a privileged moment of political communication in Morocco. The 2025 speech, delivered on July 29th on the...

Sparkle and Algérie Télécom to link Italy and Algeria with new subsea cable
Sparkle, the services arm of Telecom Italia, and Algérie Télécom, the incumbent telecoms operator in Algeria, have signed an MoU to develop a new subsea cable linking Italy and Algeria. Under the agreement, Sparkle and Algérie Télécom will jointly...

Polisario Front Representative at UN: Occupying State is rogue nation known for using blackmail, bribery, and buying influence
New York (United Nations), July 30, 2025 (SPS) – In a recent statement to Algeria’s Ennahar TV, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, member of the National Secretariat and Polisario Front representative at the UN (coordinating with MINURSO), affirmed that the...

Creative industry can rival oil economy – Afreximbank director
The Director of Intra-African Trade and Export Development (Creatives and Diaspora) at the African Export-Import Bank, Temwa Gondwe, speaks with ARINZE NWAFOR on how Africa’s creative economy is rapidly evolving into a key driver of economic...

Nigeria set to overtake Algeria as Africa’s third-largest economy 2025 – NOA
Nigeria is set to surpass Algeria to become Africa’s third-largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has projected. This, according to NOA, followed an economic surge that saw the country’s GDP...
Top 5 African countries that produced the most oil in June 2025
Oil production is still a major source of income and a substantial contributor to the GDP of many African countries, making it a reliable resource. However, this resource's production usually varies from month to month, and June has been no...

Mining law reform rumbles on internationally
Türkiye and Ghana are the latest countries to revamp their mining legislation as they eye boosted in... Türkiye and Ghana are the latest countries to revamp their mining legislation as they eye boosted investment and return, and streamlined...

Hadj Larbi Tire Factory Project Officially Launched in Oran
The Hadj Larbi tire factory, a $250 million joint venture between Algeria’s Hadj Larbi Pneumatique and China’s Doublestar Group, was officially inaugurated on Sunday in Oran’s Tafraoui industrial zone. The project aims to boost Algeria’s...

Algeria launches three cement projects
Algeria: The Minister of Industry Sifi Ghrieb has announced a project to build two new low-carbon cement plants in Djelfa and Relizane in central Algeria with a capacity of 1.5Mt/yr and 2Mt/yr respectively, according to Zawya news. An existing...

PTTEP Acquires Stake in Gulf of Thailand Asset from Chevron
Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. (PTTEP) said it has acquired a 50 percent participating interest in Block A-18 of the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) for $450 million. The sellers, Hess (Bahamas) Limited...

Gambit's 2025 40 under 40
If it's hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk and the tourists are as rare as a 7th Ward Falcons fan, it can mean only one thing – it's 40 under 40 season! Once again, our readers nominated some absolutely outstanding folks to be part of...

Morocco-Throne Day: King Mohammed VI Delivers Speech to the Nation
Tetouan – His Majesty King Mohammed VI delivered a speech to his faithful people on Tuesday on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Sovereign’s accession to the Throne of His Glorious Ancestors, an annual event that renews the bonds of...

Two contrasting trade policies are being implemented worldwide
A train at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2024. /Xinhua A train at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2024. /Xinhua Editor's note: The fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China...

Why Christopher Nolan Is Facing Backlash For Shooting ‘The Odyssey’ In A Disputed...
Instagram/and Instagram/christophernolan_officialpageA few parts of Christopher Nolan’s ambitious production of The Odyssey have been reportedly shot in Dakhla, a city located in Western Sahara in the Moroccan-administered Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab...

Construction begins on Hadj Larbi Industry-Doublestar tire factory in Algeria
The foundation stone has been laid for the Hadj Larbi Industry tire factory in Oran City, Algeria. The project is a joint investment between Hadj Larbi Algeria Tire Factory Cooperation and Doublestar Tire. With an initial investment of US$250m,...

Algeria to build two green cement plants
Algeria has launched a project to build two new low-carbon green cement plants with a combined capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per year as part of a drive to expand eco-friendly industries in construction and other sectors. The North African OPEC...