Egypt
Egypt to pay $627m in export arrears from August
Egypt’s Ministry of Finance will begin disbursing half of overdue export payments starting 7 August, Egypt Today reports. The
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer Sami Ben Ghazi posted on Facebook: “Security forces raided the home of professor and former judge Ahmed Sawab, and then he was taken to the headquarters of the Tunisian National Counterterrorism Commission (CNLCT) in Bouchoucha.” Souab had been part of the defense team representing a number of human rights activists and politicians that were sentenced on Saturday.
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Egypt to pay $627m in export arrears from August
Egypt’s Ministry of Finance will begin disbursing half of overdue export payments starting 7 August, Egypt Today reports. The
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Big Oil eyes Libya’s first exploration round since 2007
Supermajors ExxonMobil, Chevron, TotalEnergies, and Eni are among 37 global firms vying for licenses in Libya’s first oil and
Egypt
Egypt secures $300m UK clean energy boost
British International Investment has pledged over $300 million to back Egypt’s renewable energy plans, Egypt Today reports. Partnering with