PoliticsAlgeria agrees to boost annual piped gas sales to Italy by up to 9 billion cubic metresAs Italy weans itself off Russian gas, Eni and Sonatrach plan to boost throughput in the TransMed pipelineAgreement: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (left) shakes hands with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at a meeting in Algiers on 11 April, where an important gas deal was signedPhoto: PALAZZO CHIGI PRESS OFFICE/AFP/SCANPIXIain EsauLondon