Italy’s Eni to boost natural gas production in Egypt
Italian energy company Eni plans to boost natural gas production in Egypt by 200 million cubic feet per day starting
Tunisia held a "first advisory meeting" Monday in its capital Tunis with Algerian and Libyan leaders in the hope of establishing a new Maghreb regional coalition. No leaders from Morocco or Mauritania were present at the meeting, set to
take place every three months. The coalition is aimed at furthering "security, stability and developmentthroughout the region", Tunisian foreign minister Nabil Ammar read from a statement.
The meeting was decided on by Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune,
Libya's head of presidential council Mohamed Al-Menfi and Tunisian President
Kais Saied when they met at an energy summit in Algeria last month. When the meeting was announced last week, Moroccan media outlets said it had been part of Algeria's aim to form a "Maghreb alliance" against Morocco, its regional foe.
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