Saudi Crude Exports Fall by Two Thirds as Drone Attacks Shut the Yanbu Pipeline
Saudi crude exports fell to about 2.1 million barrels a day in early September 2026, from 7.5 million in January,...
September 17, 2026Section
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Morocco Host Gabon in Rabat on 25 September in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Morocco Gabon Rabat AFCON 2026 is set for Friday 25 September at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, with listed kick-off...
September 17, 2026
Egypt Host Angola in Cairo on 25 September in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Egypt Angola AFCON qualifier 2026 opens Group B at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday 25 September, kicking off at...
September 17, 2026
Morocco Election 2026: Where the Minimum Wage Stands
Morocco votes on 23 September with the minimum wage a central promise. Voters aged 18 to 24 are about 3%...
September 16, 2026
Algeria’s Economy 2026: Gas Dependence, Deficits and the Slow Turn to Diversification
Algeria's 2026 economy: gas is 92-93% of exports, the current account swings to an US$11.4bn deficit, the budget hits US$135bn...
September 14, 2026
Libya and Washington Talk Elections, Budget and Oil
Tripoli’s prime minister met the senior US diplomat on 13 September. Behind the meeting sits an east-west accord committing to...
September 14, 2026
Tunisia Moves to Rewrite a Drug Law That Filled Its Prisons
Cases tripled in five years and twelve million Lyrica tablets were seized at one port. Two reform plans are moving...
September 14, 2026
Morocco Votes on 23 September With Turnout the Real Test
Twenty-eight formations are contesting 395 seats. The largest Islamist movement is urging abstention, and participation is the number the palace...
September 14, 2026
Trump Says He Will Remove US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey
Trump said at Doonbeg he would lift the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. No order has been issued; the parallel...
September 14, 2026