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Archive photo of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his brother Said, May 2007Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may succeed his father In Libya and Egypt, it's a son. In Algeria it's a brother.
(Topix.net)Algeria Beat Egypt to Africa's Last Ticket
Twenty years of hurt was put to bed as Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to secure their place at the World Cup finals last night, sending African champions packing. Egypt broke Algerian hearts in 1989 when pipping their bitter rivals to a place at Italia 90, but Algeria banished those memories thanks to Antar Yahia's stunning strike on 40 minutes. (AllAfrica)
Desert Foxes Beat Pharaohs to Reach World Cup
Algeria defeated Africa's football champions, Egypt, 1-0 today to take Africa's sixth place in the 2010 World cup. (AllAfrica)
Continent's Best Soccer Teams Head For World Cup
There's only one slot left to be filled in Africa's line-up at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be played in South Africa next June, and it will be taken after what has the makings of an epic playoff between Algeria and Egypt in Sudan on Wednesday. (AllAfrica)
Beat Algeria, Get N45 Million Each
Egyptian football authorities are leaving no stone unturned as they pamper their players with the hope of sailing through the 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Algeria's Desert Foxes. The Egyptian federation has promised each player some US$ 300,000 if they win today's crucial match. (AllAfrica)
Morocco: Sahrawi People Must Have Right to Choose Future, Urges Activist
Aminatou Haidar , one of the most prominent human rights activists in the liberation of the Sahrawi people in Western Sahara, was detained, then deported, by the Moroccan authorities on her arrival in the territory last Friday.
(Topix.net)Hyproc Shipping Chooses AMOS2
During a formal ceremony held at the local Sheraton Hotel in Oran, Algeria on the 9th of September, Giampiero Soncini and Stefano Succi have signed a contract with Hyproc, a branch of the Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach, the 12th largest oil and gas company in the world.
(Topix.net)Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank announces new hire
Jordan: 19 minutes ago Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank has announced the recent appointment of Dr.
(Topix.net)Museveni Praises Algeria
President Museveni has commended Algeria for its outstanding role in matters related to promoting the African continent globally. (AllAfrica)
Museveni Commends Algeria
President Yoweri Museveni has commended Algeria for its role in promoting the African continent, reports Raymond Baguma. (AllAfrica)
Clinton Stands By UN Mediation for Western Sahara
The Obama administration says it continues to support United Nations efforts to resolve the future of the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
(Topix.net)Oran, Algeria
Our citizens work hard, but solely with the object of getting rich. Their chief interest is in commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it "doing business". --Narrator describing Oran in opening pages of The Plague , by Albert Camus
(Topix.net)Women's Soccer Team Beats Algeria 1-0
Tunisia's National women's Soccer team defeated Algeria (1-0) following a Day 2 game played on Wednesday at a Women's Soccer Tournament held by the North African Football Union (NAFU) . (AllAfrica)
Algerian Tribes Demand Protection From AQIM
CAIRO [MENL] -- Algeria's loyalist tribes have demanded protection from attacks by Al Qaida.
(Topix.net)UN Anti-Corruption Meeting Develops Worrisome Trend: Algerian NGO Blocked and a Gabonese Activist Faces Difficulties
The Algerian government is blocking attendance of an Algerian NGO from an upcoming UN anti-corruption summit. This is a deeply worrying development, according to the UNCAC Coalition, a group of over 200 organisations seeking implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). (AllAfrica)
Chinese workers struggle to adjust to Algerian life
More than 25,000 Chinese work on huge housing projects and cross-country highways in Algeria, but few have any deep contacts with the local population.
(Topix.net)69 More Head for Algeria
SIXTY-NINE more Zimbabwean students have been awarded scholarships to study at Algerian universities as relations between Harare and Algiers in the political, educational and cultural fields continue to strengthen. (AllAfrica)
Energy Recovery, Inc. PX Devices to Be Implemented at Large Desalination Plant in Tenes, Algeria
To be constructed by Befesa, the plant will produce 200,000 m 3 of water per day.
(Topix.net)OFFICIAL
HE the Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah holding talks with the outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Qatar Mithat Rende on the occasion of the expiry of his tour of duty.
(Topix.net)Angola/Algeria Reconfirm Supremacy
They were in the final in both the women and men's categories. (AllAfrica)
Hijacked freighter Arctic Sea handed back to Finnish owners
According to the Times of Malta , the Arctic Sea has been released to its Finnish owners.
(Topix.net)Desert Locusts Threaten Region
A potentially serious infestation of desert locusts has broken out in Mauritania, but experts are hopeful that quickly implemented countermeasures will prevent a repeat of the plague that hit the region five years ago. (AllAfrica)
Polisario threatens to quit W. Sahara talks
ALGIERS: Western Sahara's Polisario Front independence movement on Tuesday threatened to pull out of negotiations with Morocco unless seven detained activists were freed, its Algiers representative said.
(Topix.net)Six security guards killed
Algiers: An armed Islamist group yesterday killed at least six private security guards in an ambush in the Kabylie region east of the capital, residents said.
(Topix.net)Cartooning, Algerian-style
One fun thing about being an editorial cartoonist is that I sometimes get invited to strange places as a cartoon celebrity.
(Topix.net)Algeria: Security Clampdown Conflicts With Bouteflika's Aims
The clashes between police and young people protesting poor housing conditions in Algiers earlier this week reflect growing efforts in recent weeks to stem public demonstrations by a government which, fearing terrorist threats, is determined to maintain a grip on order.
(Topix.net)Algeria riots reveal anger of a generation
Algerian riot poilcemen take cover as protesters throw stones during clashes at Diar Eshams suburb on Tuesday.
(Topix.net)Slum conditions spark clashes with police in Algeria
ALGIERS: Clashes that pitted police against stone-throwing youths from an Algiers slum this week are characteristic of the confrontations that take place in Algeria over poor living conditions.
(Topix.net)Security Clampdown Conflicts With Bouteflika's Aims
The clashes between police and young people protesting poor housing conditions in Algiers earlier this week reflect growing efforts in recent weeks to stem public demonstrations by a government which, fearing terrorist threats, is determined to maintain a grip on order. (AllAfrica)
Seven die in Algeria in attack on construction site
Algiers/Paris - Seven security guards were killed early Thursday by a group of suspected Islamic extremists near the eastern city of Tizi Ouzou, local security sources said.
(Topix.net)Algeria Plans New Energy Development
CAIRO [MENL] -- Algeria has approved plans for a major energy development project.
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