Omantel privatization continues, government steps back
Omantel, former telecommunications monopoly of the Omani government, is undergoing a privatization phase as announced in September. The government plans to reduce its 70 percent […]
Europe
Algeria: Oil and gas findings vs. the European gas reduction of consumption
Algeria’s oil sector has welcomed jubilant news after results from the Hassi R’mel field showed that it has some one billion barrels of oil while […]
Syria: Rebels new leader outlines principal missions
The newly chosen head of the Syrian National Coalition thirteen member cabinet has admitted that their major challenges are filling the administrative void left by […]
Algeria discovers “extremely promising” gas reserves
Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi has denied claims that Algeria will be forced to forgo the exportation of natural gas due to the unsymmetrical balance between […]
Libya seeks help from Europe to maintain territorial integrity and sovereignty
Libya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, said that the country’s police and armed forces will be distributed among France, US, Italy and the United […]
Libya and Malta strengthen trade ties
The Prime minister of Malta, Dr. Joseph Muscat, accompanied by a delegation of four other ministers dwelled on a variety of issues with his Libyan […]
Algeria : Eni shortens gas contracts
Eni, an Italian oil and gas group, has sealed an agreement with Algeria to buy less gas. The move is part of the Italian company’s […]
Sudan: Cooperation for Regional Peace and Development
A three-day international conference under the theme “Sudan & Europe: Prospects of Cooperation for Regional Peace and Development” will come to an end on Friday […]