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April 24, 2026
European traders claim that Tunisia's state grain agency purchased approximately 25,000 metric tons of animal feed barley in an international auction on Friday. Barley was bought from a trading house called 'Ameropa in one consignment for an estimated $265.45 per ton, including freight and cost.
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April 24, 2026
Initial assessments by European traders indicated that the lowest price in a Friday international tender for a purchase of around 25,000 metric tons (mt) of animal feed barley from Tunisia's grain agency was $265.45 per tonne, cost and freight included.
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April 23, 2026
European traders reported that Tunisia's OdC, the state grains agency, has issued an international tender to purchase approximately 25,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley. The deadline for price offers is?Friday, April 24. Grain can be sourced from a variety of origins.
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April 22, 2026
The Tobruk Red Crescent reported that the eastern coast guard of Libya's?Libyan National Army?rescued 404 migrants on 10 boats after they had "experienced harsh conditions" at sea. Tobruk, a coastal town in eastern Libya near the border with Egypt is called Tobruk.
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April 22, 2026
European traders reported that a Tunisian'state grains' agency purchased approximately 27,000 metric tons of animal feed corn at an international auction on Wednesday. The corn was said by the seller to have cost an estimated $267.09 per ton, including freight.
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April 22, 2026
European traders reported that the lowest price offered by Tunisian's?state grains agency ONF to buy?approximately 27,000 metric tons of animal feed corn on Wednesday was $267.09 per tonne, including cost and freight. The traders said that no…
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April 21, 2026
Sources in the industry said that marine?fuel suppliers are facing a shortage of high-density low-sulphur crude, also known as heavy sweet oil, to blend because of the competition between refiners. The Iran war has disrupted Middle?East imports.
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April 20, 2026
Three Libyan sources as well as the International Organization for Migration said that four migrants were rescued more than five days after the boat that was supposed to take them to Europe capsized near Libya. Thirty-one migrants are still missing.
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April 17, 2026
Four energy sources reported that 'Iraq resumed its southern oil exports Friday, after a halt of more than a month caused by disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. One tanker has begun to load crude. Iraqi ports & energy sources…
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April 17, 2026
European traders said that a Tunisian state buyer has launched an international tender for the purchase of 25,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn. Grain?can also be sourced for shipment in May from?optional?origins. Price negotiations are…
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April 16, 2026
The state grain agency of Algeria, OAIC, is believed to have bought?about 400,000 metric tonnes of durum wheat?in a tender that closed on Wednesday. The traders had reported the purchases on Wednesday night but were unable to estimate the amount purchased.
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April 15, 2026
European traders reported that Algeria's state grain agency, OAIC, is believed to have purchased durum wheat at an international auction on Wednesday. Uncertainty surrounded the?tonnage purchased, but some traders estimated that several hundred thousand tonnes were bought.
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April 11, 2026
The National Crime Agency of Britain announced a charge against a Sudanese 27-year old man for endangering life after four migrants died this week while trying to cross the Channel on a small vessel from France to Britain. The NCA which investigates…
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April 10, 2026
Authorities said that British police arrested a Sudanese man on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned while trying to 'cross the Channel from France...to....Britain in a small boat. Britain's National Crime Agency, which investigates organised crime…
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April 2, 2026
The Libyan Ports and Maritime Transport Authority reported that a Russian liquefied gas (LNG), tanker allegedly damaged in a suspected 'Ukrainian attack on the Mediterranean, sprang free in a storm while being towed by a Libyan tugboat. According to the Tripoli-based authority…
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April 1, 2026
Rescue officials and migrants rescue charities reported that the Italian coast?guard had recovered the bodies and rescued 58 surviving migrants from a boat which broke down while trying to 'cross -to Europe? from Libya. A spokesperson for MSF…
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April 1, 2026
Rescue?officials, and migrant rescue charities said that the Italian coast guard recovered 19 bodies and rescued 58 survivors after a boat broke down while trying to reach Europe from Libya. A spokesperson for MSF and the International Organization for Migration said that some of the victims…
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April 1, 2026
Due to a limited global supply, Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco and Algeria's Sonatrach raised their official'selling prices' for liquefied petrol gas by between 38% and 80% in April. The Middle East war has caused the biggest energy crisis in decades. Global prices have risen to record highs.
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March 30, 2026
The Gulf stock markets fell in early trading on Monday after Yemen's Houthis attacked Israel?overnight, further escalating U.S. and Israel conflict with Iran -and its proxies - in the Middle East. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that…
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March 26, 2026
Algeria's state grain agency OAIC bought around 690,000.00 metric tons milling wheat in an international tender that closed on Thursday, European traders reported. They said that the cost of a metric tonne, including freight and cost (c&f), was around $272.
