Iran and Russia close to barter deal finalization
Reports about the barter deal between Tehran and Kremlin have claimed that the negotiations have been positive and agreement is possible. Iran has been affected […]
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Libya: Italy is worrying for its gas supply security
Libya has started feeling the pressure from Italy due to the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine. Officials of the Italian state-controlled Eni have started asking […]
Algeria: Exports may keep in decline if production capacity of gas is not increased
Algeria called on Russia’s Gazprom and Lukoil to participate in the development of some of its gas fields in order to keep up with the […]
Syria: the Geneva II conference on the verge of derailing
Both parties continue to have issues regarding the purpose of the conference. The rebels will decide on Friday whether to participate while Damascus “do not […]
Syria : West admits Assad as better option
Bashar Assad’s powerful ally, Russia, has claimed that demands for the Syrian president to step down from power have died down because there is no […]
Egypt / Russia: renewing military ties
Kremlin and Cairo could be renewing their military ties which were stalled in 1977 by President Anwar Sadat. Shortly before US Secretary of State John […]
Russian Embassy is Libya’s latest victim
Attacks on Diplomatic missions in Libya are becoming frequent after a recent one was repelled by the Russian Embassy. Unknown gunmen, estimated to be around […]
Libya: Russia to restart Libya arms supply worth billions
Following Libya’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdelaziz visit to Russia, his homologue Sergei Lavrov has revealed that there are hopes for the revival of the military […]
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 […]
Egypt: Stock market and foreign reserves in limbo
The ongoing political unrest between pro-Morsi and anti-Morsi demonstrators, alongside the intervention of the military has taken a serious bite on Egypt’s stock market, as […]