Algeria : News

[Magharebia]Algiers -Algerians are asking many questions about the country's delay in launching high-speed 3G mobile telecommunication, which was scheduled to take place in the first quarter of this year. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -A promotional campaign of the Tunisian tourism in Algeria was launched in the International Tourism and Travel Market (SITEV) organised, May 16-17 in Algiers. (AllAfrica)

[CAF]Multi African title winners Etoile Sahel of Tunisia hit back twice to hold JSM Bejaia of Algeria 2-2 in an Orange CAF Confederation Cup play-off this weekend. Etoile, the only club to win all five CAF club competitions, are now favoured to win the return game at home and qualify for the group phase. On a good weekend for seeded sides, Stade Malien of Mali, FUS Rabat of (AllAfrica)

[RFI]Algeria censored reports by two daily newspapers that claimed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a Parisian hospital since last month, would be flown home in a coma after his health deteriorated on Sunday. (AllAfrica)

[ICRC]An international colloquium on the theme of "Emir Abdelkader and international humanitarian law" to mark the 150th anniversary of the ICRC, the 130th anniversary of the death of Emir Abdelkader and the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence and recognition of the Algerian Red Crescent. (AllAfrica)

[This Day]Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has pulled its investment from Algeria and is planning to make more acquisitions of local sugar farms to boost its backward integration programme and benefit from the Federal Government Sugar Master Plan. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Algiers -As their president recovered in Paris from a minor stroke, Algerian internet users mounted a movement to demand better hospitals in their own country. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Algiers -The Algerian government wants to offer young people working on the black market an opportunity to fully operate within the law. (AllAfrica)

[CAF]A long-time professional player and now coach, Frenchman Hubert Velud has just this week clinched the Algerian championship with ES Setif. However, the 53-year-old reveals to FIFA.com that the memory of the January 2010 attack on the Togolese national team, which he led at the time, never strays very far from his mind. (AllAfrica)

[Focac]Algiers -Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health condition is improving and he is closely following up the situation in the country, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Saturday, state-run TV reported. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Algiers -Illegal trading is costing the Algerian economy billions of dinars. Experts from Interpol meeting in Algiers recently confirmed that some of this money is being used to finance terrorism. (AllAfrica)

[SPS]Kuwait -Kuwait and Algeria have affirmed their support to the efforts and endeavours of the United Nations to resolve the Western Sahara conflict within the framework of UN resolutions, during the working visit the Algerian Foreign Minister Mr. Mourad Medelci paid Sunday to Kuwait and his (AllAfrica)

[SPS]Batna -Saharawi Journalists and Writers' Union (UPES) signed Saturday at headquarters of the Municipality of Batna an agreement on cultural cooperation with the Algerian Association of Chourouk (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -Angola's vice-president Manuel Vicente Monday in Luanda discussed with the Algerian ambassador, Kamel Boughaba aspects related to the prospects of holding, this year, in Luanda, the meeting of joint commission for bilateral cooperation between the two countries. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Algiers -Algerian troops killed seven terrorists in two separate operations in the restive Kabylie region, the defence ministry announced on Wednesday (May 8th). (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]A Malian man who entered Tunisia at the Bou Chebka border crossing was taken into custody on Thursday (May 9th). (AllAfrica)

[SPS]Al-Ayun -Algerian Secretary of State for National Community Abroad Belkacem Sahli said Friday in Al Ayun Camp that "The international community should not shirk their responsibilities regarding Western Sahara and should redress the long-standing injustice" (AllAfrica)

With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-century is reaching its end.

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Algeria censored two dailies over reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hospitalised in Paris since April 27, will return home in a coma after his health took a turn for the worse, their chief said on Sunday.

The recent revelation that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6m in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life-threatening work remain a serious stumbling block to ending maritime organized crime, said William H. Watson, president and COO of ... (more)

With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-century is reaching its end.

The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $2.6 million to free them in November 2011, an Algerian paper reported on Tuesday.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health condition is improving and he is closely following up the situation in the country, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Saturday, state-run TV reported.

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[Magharebia]Algiers -An Algiers court on Sunday (May 5th) sentenced two terrorists to death for killing some 500 people between 1996 and 2004. The charges include the rape and murder of 60 women. (AllAfrica)

[Vanguard]Abuja -Federal Government, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that investigations revealed that the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, received sponsor-ship from another terrorist organisation based in Algeria. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Najjar in Tunis -Tunisian security forces arrested 37 suspects connected to jihadist violence in Jebel Chaambi, the interior ministry revealed on Tuesday (May 7th). (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -National Constituent Assembly (NCA) President Mustapha Ben Jaafar stressed, on Tuesday in Algiers, the need to secure the Tunisian-Algerian borders in the light of the latest developments in the region. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Algeria's Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal asserted that Algeria undertakes to discharge its duty towards Tunisia by ensuring the joint borders' security. (AllAfrica)

[AI London]The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment in the country is a worrying sign that a new law regulating associations is being used to restrict civil society groups' activities, Amnesty International said. (AllAfrica)