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SECURITY & POLICY lasted almost six weeks. Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Mines.
The mourners had gathered for a memorial Both parties agreed in principle to set up a
Gunmen commit mass ceremony called for Amini in her hometown of joint Africa-focused firm which will carry out
Saqqez in Iran’s Kurdistan province. Semi-offi-
studies and projects to convert conventionally
killing at Iranian cial news agency ISNA said around 10,000 peo- fueled cars into natural gas-powered vehicles.
ple had gathered at the town’s cemetery.
The new company will be tasked with improving
mausoleum on same day 40-day period of mourning would ignite further Arkab said that there are still areas of co-op-
Anxious that the final day of the traditional the hydrogen industry in Africa.
security forces open fire at protests, security police warned Amini’s fam- eration that can be expedited with Egypt, such as
ily not to hold a memorial procession, other-
petrochemical projects.
Mahsa Amini memorial wise their son would be arrested, rights groups In February, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah
claimed. It was not clear whether members of El-Sisi told his Algerian counterpart Abdelmed-
Iran’s president on October 27 vowed security Amini’s family were present at the memorial jid Tebboune that Egypt is seeking to expand
forces would give a “crushing response” to those event. A source close to the family told the BBC trade and investment with Algeria, as well as
who organised an attack by three gunmen that that intelligence agents put pressure on the father strengthen security and military ties.
killed at least 13 people at a top tourist site, Shah to say that they were not holding a ceremony. bna, October 25 2022
Cheragh mausoleum in the southern city of Available evidence—accessible despite Iran’s
Shiraz. blacking out of the internet—indicated gather- London court rejects
“This will definitely not go unanswered, the ings and protests occurred throughout the day
security forces and law enforcement agencies, and into the night on October 26 in Iran. Uni- Nigeria’s claim for
having revealed the reverse side of the crime, will versities were again the scene of much protest
give a devastating ... answer to its organisers and action. The death toll amid the unrest is thought compensation over
perpetrators,” said the president, Ebrahim Raisi. to stand above 200, according to several human
Officials said that two children were among rights groups. Glencore bribery to
the victims and that the number of those injured bne/IntelliNews, October 27 2022
was around 40. Two of the attackers were national oil provider
detained and a hunt was under way to find the Egypt, Algeria sign
third. The attack was claimed by Islamic State London’s Southwark Crown Court has rejected
in a statement posted on the terror group’s Tele- MoUs for energy and Nigeria’s bid to claim compensation from Glen-
gram channel. core over bribes that the commodities trader
The attackers—whom official news agency mining co-operation paid to oil sector officials, Reuters has reported.
IRNA described as “takfiri terrorists”, a label used On November 2-3, Glencore subsidiary
by officials in predominantly Shia Muslim Iran to Egypt and Algeria have signed memoranda of Glencore Energy is due to be sentenced after it
refer to hardline, armed Sunni Islamist groups— understanding (MoUs) for co-operation in the pleaded guilty in June to seven counts of brib-
struck on the same day that Iranian security fields of gas, oil and mines that include market- ery in five different African countries, including
forces opened fire in clashes with mourners who ing of petroleum products (especially butane) Nigeria, following a UK Serious Fraud Office
were marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa and research, exploration and production of investigation. The probe formed part of a series
Amini. The 22-year-old died while in the cus- energy, according to a report by daily news por- of global investigations that Glencore has put
tody of Tehran’s “morality police” facing claims tal Arab News on Wednesday, October 26. aside $1.5bn to settle.
that she was wearing “inappropriate attire.” The The co-operation deals were signed by Tarek Now, Abuja believes it should be permit-
death of Amini sparked protests that have grown El-Molla, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and ted to address the court in order to claim
into nationwide anti-government unrest that has Mineral Resources, and Mohammed Arkab, compensation.

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