Arabs point out that one of Biden’s biggest mistakes was that he took America’s Arab allies for granted while embarking on a policy of appeasement towards Iran’s mullahs.
“The behavior of the Obama and Biden administrations regarding Iran and Afghanistan served as a wake-up call for the countries of the region.” — Ali Hamadeh, Lebanese Journalist, Annahar, July 20, 2022.
I guess by now we all know that Saudi Arabia will not raise its production capacity beyond 13 million barrels a day by 2027 after the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made it clear in his address during the regional summit this month that was attended by US President Joe Biden.
Eni and SONATRACH announced Tuesday a further discovery in Sif Fatima II concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert.
The Rhourde Oulad Djemaa Ouest-1 (RODW-1) exploration well, in the Sif Fatima II research perimeter, is the third well in the exploration drilling campaign. It led to a discovery of oil and associated gas in the Triassic sandstones of the Tagi reservoir. During the production test, the well produced 1,300 bbl/day of oil and about 2 mmscfd of associated gas.
History shows that while they score successes in the short-run, in the long- run, they tend to create conditions for dictatorships to emerge
Disruptive and violent populist movements have undoubtedly registered successes, ending oppressive regimes and giving the dumb millions a voice to express dissent forcefully. But in the long run, these movements have delivered only partially and that too, briefly, literature on the subject shows.
The United States (US) has entered into what can be termed as a new Cold War against Russia and China. While this is being put across as a contest between democracy and authoritarianism, people are not buying it. The obvious reason for the US move appears to be a desire to maintain its global primacy against the China challenge.
Cuando se produjo la crisis financiera internacional de 2008, fueron los superávits presupuestarios de nuestros socios del norte de Europa quienes, principalmente, proporcionaron la financiación que necesitaban otras economías
Οι Βόρειοι θέλουν να επιβάλουν την ενεργειακή φτώχεια και στους Νότιους!
Όπως όλα δείχνουν, δεν θα έχουμε καλά ξεμπερδέματα στον ενεργειακό τομέα με αυτά τα αντικρουόμενα συμφέροντα που υπάρχουν στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ενωση, όπου ο καθένας προσπαθεί το δικό του πρόβλημα να το μοιράσει και στους άλλους εταίρους.
La Marine marocaine a intercepté entre samedi et lundi plus de 350 migrants irréguliers, dont quatre enfants, “à bord d’embarcations de fortune, de kayaks ou à la nage” en Méditerranée et dans l’Atlantique, a indiqué mardi une source militaire.
“Nous ne le lâcherons pas la sécurité du continent africain”, a prévenu mardi à Yaoundé le président français Emmanuel Macron, en réaffirmant sa volonté de “réinventer” le “dispositif militaire et sécuritaire” français, notamment au Sahel.
Qualifiant ces propos de “discourtois” et “inamicaux”, le Gouvernement burkinabè dit “protester vigoureusement”.
Ouagadougou —
Au Burkina Faso, des propos de l’ambassadeur de France, Luc Hallade, fâchent et créent la polémique à tel point que certaines organisations de la société civile et des acteurs politiques exigent son départ.