Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike, now ill in prison
AFP reports that British Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has become sick after spending more than 50 days on hunger
Shares in French oil equipment firm Vallourec were up 8% on Tuesday after it won a contract from Algeria's Sonatrach worth more than $250 million in revenue. Vallourec is set to supply tubular goods (OCTG) to the oil-rich country until 2026. It comes at a time when French and Algeria relations have been under some strain.
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