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• As conflict between Morocco and the Polisario heats up, it could ignite into a confrontation between Morocco and Algeria, sparking - among other problems-yet another migrant crisis in Europe. FDD
• Algeria enforces a strict ban on cryptocurrency, citing threats to financial security and economic stability. CEOWORLD Magazine
• Like Algeria, Bangladesh enforces a strict ban on cryptocurrency, citing risks to financial stability and monetary policies. CCN.com
• Ties between France and Algeria have since declined sharply, with France recently threatening to review a decades-old migration pact with Algeria. Maghrebi.org
• Algeria and Tunisia anticipate large-scale green hydrogen production to be at least a decade away, calling into question plans for exports in the next five years. Climate Home News
• The Azawad movement seeks to establish a Tuareg state extending from northern Mali to include areas of Niger, southern Algeria, and Libya, which will lead to an escalation of the conflict between them. World Policy Hub
• Saudi Arabia's quota will stand at 10.47 million barrels per day; Russia's at 9.94 million barrels per day; Iraq's at 4.43 million barrels per day production and Algeria's at 1 million barrels per day output. Business Post Nigeria
• Algeria's Sonatrach and Saudi Arabia's Aramco 2222 have raised official selling prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in November by about 1-3% from October owing to growing global demand. TradingView
• When conditions are ripe, the next step will be for Algeria and Morocco to restore ties - and ideally to go beyond diplomatic normalization to promote cooperation on border security, infrastructure and trade as the basis for a more stable, productive and enduring relationship. The Nigerian Voice
• Algeria's air force, built around Russian designs, mitigates some risks, but diversifying suppliers-like France's Rafale or China's FC-31 - remains a long-term option. KMAUPDATES
• Risks to the other markets - Algeria, Kuwait, Oman, Russia and Saudi Arabia - are lower, with future output levels expected to closely match their respective OPEC + quotas. Fitch Solutions
• The people in Algeria are restless and could move again, following the example of their Tunisian neighbours. In Defence of Marxism
• Bangladesh aims to export mangoes to Algeria, while Algeria plans to supply apples, oranges, and dates to Bangladesh, fostering mutual trade benefits. Algerian Embassy - Embassy of Algeria Dhaka
• In the Middle East & North Africa, expanding dry conditions are causing concern for wheat in most areas, and significant production declines are expected in Morocco and northwestern Algeria. GEOGLAM Crop Monitor
• Saudi Aramco 2222 and Algeria's Sonatrach have cut March's official selling prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 0.9-3.2% from the previous month because of lower oil prices and weak global LPG demand. TradingView
• Moving forward, Meta AI will be available in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. TechCrunch
• Algeria plans to leverage its renewable energy potential to meet Europe's growing hydrogen demand, using both repurposed gas infrastructure and new facilities. Energy Capital & Power
• While the Western Sahara conflict has not emerged as a key driver of tensions between Algeria and Morocco, it is the military theater that poses a limited but growing risk of accidental escalation between them. PassBlue
• Algeria, with its abundant natural resources and remarkable solar energy potential, is well-positioned to emerge as a key player in green hydrogen production. Nature
• In the absence of green hydrogen or the manufacture of export products in Algeria powered by renewable energy, trans-Mediterranean electricity interconnection via Tunisia will be Algeria's only export offtake option for its renewable energy production. Middle East Institute
• MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: Winter wheat is in the vegetative to reproductive stage in all regions, and conditions are mixed due to continuing dry conditions in parts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, northeastern Libya, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq that are forecast to continue in the coming months. GEOGLAM Crop Monitor
• Algeria strongly supported the 2015 peace agreement due to fears that renewed hostilities in Mali would mobilize the Tuareg population in Algeria and cause refugees to flee to Algeria. Critical Threats
• For Algeria, currently holding a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, Tehran's partnership offers an opportunity to diversify alliances and project itself as a regional power. ISPI

Last updated: 17 June 2025