ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria’s gas exports have hit a record high of 56 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to a government official. Miloud Medjelled, the director general at the Energy Ministry, told the official media that gas exports are likely to increase in the coming year. Medjelled pointed out that authorities are seeking [&hell...
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the European Union’s policy on gas prices “madness” and rejected all claims against Moscow on the matter. At a meeting of the country’s Council for Strategic Development and National Projects on Thursday, Putin accused Western countries of declaring an &...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan and Tajikistan on Wednesday inked a string of agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the fields of trade, development, industries, and science and technology. The agreements were signed in the presence of visiting Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the capital ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Bashar al-Assad regime has accused the US and PKK/YPG of “stealing” oil and natural gas in Syria, claiming that its total loss in the field of energy has reached $111.9 billion. “Foreign and Expatriates Ministry affirmed that the US occupation forces and their affiliated militias continue their systematic lo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the US is “all in on Africa’s future,” and announced new technology and trade investments on the continent. “When Africa succeeds, the United States succeeds. Quite frankly, the whole world succeeds as well,” Biden told the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, th...
Istanbul, Turkey (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday backed the creation of a new natural gas pipeline that could ease Europe’s dependence on Russia by linking up with energy-rich Turkmenistan. The Turkish leader’s remarks came during a three-way summit with the presidents of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in th...
ANKARA (AA) – In a letter to the UN on Tuesday, Türkiye and Libya blasted Greek criticisms of their agreements on the delimitation of hydrocarbon and maritime jurisdiction areas, and urged Greece to end its baseless accusations, hostile rhetoric, and escalatory actions and instead respect the sovereign decisions of the two countries. ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Approximately 8.3 million people across Somalia are likely to face acute food insecurity between April and June 2023, according to a report released on Tuesday. “This unprecedented level of need within Somalia is driven by the impacts of five consecutive seasons of poor rainfall, a likely sixth season of below-average...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia’s Rosatom is bidding for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said. Other projects, including the construction of one more nuclear power plant in Türkiye, are also being discussed, Novak wrote in an article for Energy Policy magazine. Russi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijani ecologists representing NGOs have protested against the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the region where a Russian peacekeeping contingent is stationed. The protests were held on the Lachin-Shusha road, where activists set up tents and refused to leave until they were permitted to enter the region...
