Suez Canal chief says Red Sea crisis did not create sustainable route to replace canal

Israel increasingly resembles an economy captured by monopolies, where a small circle of powerful interests dominates key sectors and ordinary consumers foot the bill.

Algeria is moving toward a vote on a bill that would criminalise France’s rule from 1830 to 1962, presented as a “defining milestone” and a sovereign act. 

Libya’s extremely cheap, government subsidized electricity has made the country an attractive place to mine Bitcoin, helping trigger a surge in large and small scale operations.