Algeria Condemns Morocco’s Attempt to Confiscate its Embassy Properties in Rabat

 The Algerian Foreign Ministry (APS)
 The Algerian Foreign Ministry (APS)
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Algeria Condemns Morocco’s Attempt to Confiscate its Embassy Properties in Rabat

 The Algerian Foreign Ministry (APS)
 The Algerian Foreign Ministry (APS)

Algeria on Sunday condemned a Moroccan plan to confiscate its embassy’s properties in Rabat, describing the move as “a new phase of escalation” from its North African neighbor.
In a statement, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said the plan is also a “flagrant violation” that is inconsistent with civilized international practices.
“This project represents a flagrant violation of the obligations that are enshrined in both international law and custom, which necessitates the protection of diplomatic missions regardless of the circumstances,” the Ministry said.
“Algeria condemns in the strongest terms the comprehensive robbery operation and strongly denounces its illegitimacy and incompatibility with the duties and obligations that any member state of the international community should bear,” it added.
According to the Ministry, Algeria plans to utilize “all legal means available” to defend its interests, including recourse to the United Nations.
Morocco had issued a decree last week in the country’s Official Gazette ordering the expropriation of the Algerian Embassy’s buildings in Rabat, part of a plan to expand the administrative buildings of its Foreign Ministry.
The decree says the expansion project falls under a law which gives the government power to confiscate infrastructure for public sector projects.
The expropriation decision includes three properties belonging to Algeria.



Iraqi Oil Minister: Kurdistan Region's Oil Exports to Resume Next Week

A view shows the al-Shuaiba oil refinery in southwest Basra, Iraq April 20, 2017. Reuters
A view shows the al-Shuaiba oil refinery in southwest Basra, Iraq April 20, 2017. Reuters
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Iraqi Oil Minister: Kurdistan Region's Oil Exports to Resume Next Week

A view shows the al-Shuaiba oil refinery in southwest Basra, Iraq April 20, 2017. Reuters
A view shows the al-Shuaiba oil refinery in southwest Basra, Iraq April 20, 2017. Reuters

Oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will resume next week, Iraq's oil minister said on Monday, resolving a near two-year dispute as ties between Baghdad and Erbil improve.
The oil flows were halted by Türkiye in March 2023 after the International Chamber of Commerce ordered Ankara to pay Baghdad damages of $1.5 billion for unauthorized pipeline exports by the Kurdistan Regional Government between 2014 and 2018.

"Tomorrow, a delegation from the Ministry of Oil... will visit the Kurdish region to negotiate the mechanism for receiving oil from the region and exporting it. The export process will resume within a week," Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani told reporters.

According to Reuters, he added that Baghdad would receive 300,000 barrels per day from the region.

Erbil-based Rudaw TV earlier cited Kurdistan's natural resources minister, Kamal Mohammed, as saying oil exports could resume before March as all legal procedures have been completed.

The Iraqi parliament approved a budget amendment this month to subsidize production costs for international oil companies operating in Kurdistan, a move aimed at unblocking northern oil exports.

The resumption is expected to ease economic pressure in the Kurdistan region, where the halt has led to salary delays for public sector workers and cuts to essential services.