Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman met in person on the sidelines of the recent 37th OPEC and non-OPEC countries Ministerial Meeting. It comes after voluntary cuts in April & November 2023 to reduce output. These countries will extend their additional voluntary cuts of 2.2 million barrels a day until September 2024 – thereafter the voluntary cut will be phased out completely by September 2025.
In a further escalation of tensions between France and Algeria, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced in an interview with
Earlier this week Algeria accused France of "unacceptable and blatant interference" after President Emmanuel Macron said Algiers was
European Union data shows that 2024 was the hottest year on record, with annual global temperatures breaching the internationally agreed
France has warned Algeria against escalating a diplomatic row over the arrests of pro-Algerian government social media influencers accused of
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