AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDeath Penalty Push: Algeria’s lower house approved amendments to the Penal Code expanding capital punishment for intentional forest/field arson and for child kidnapping tied to torture, sexual assault or mutilation, after deadly wildfires; the move revives a debate as Algeria has had a death-penalty moratorium since 1993 and rights groups warn of irreversible judicial error. Green Hydrogen Deal: Energy ministers from Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Austria and Germany signed the Algiers Ministerial Declaration for the SoutH2 green hydrogen corridor, targeting 4 million tonnes annually shipped via a roughly 3,000-km route to Europe. Air Connectivity: Hamad International Airport announced Air Algerie has resumed nonstop Doha–Algiers flights after about seven months, with service currently at three flights weekly and plans to move to daily from Oct. 25. Pharma Partnership: Algeria’s pharma minister stressed Algerian-German cooperation focused on shifting from manufacturing to knowledge and technology transfer, citing projects between Saidal and Boehringer Ingelheim. Sahara Diplomacy: U.S. UN envoy Mike Waltz told Polisario the 50-year standoff must end, saying “the basis for a solution is on the table.”
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