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Mali Islamist won’t hold talks until Shari’a is implemented
Mali MUJAO accepts talks with government on condition Islamic Shari’a be implemented first
Libya sacks Benghazi security chiefs
Deputy interior minister for the eastern region and the head of national security for Benghazi sacked, following the attack on the US consulate
OCI net income declines in H1, positive indicators of a strong comeback
Orascom for Construction Industries’ (OCI) results showed a net decrease as at 30 June, although they project a positive outlook. This year’s first half results show that the company’s net income dropped by 42.6 percent to EGP 1.3 billion versus EGP 2.2 billion in the first half of 2011. However, this year’s quarter-to-quarter results show …
Mali rebels kill Algerian diplomat
As violence continues in Mali, MUJAO kills Taher Touati
UN head rejects Moroccan envoy change
UN mission in Western Sahara will remain unchanged
Algerian hostage in Mali pleads for his life
Movement for Oneness and Jihad kidnaps an Algerian consulate employee
Mali Islamists; Algeria will pay for refusal
Mali Islamists threaten to exact retribution on Algeria after hostage swap deal was refused.
Hunger strike in Western Sahara prison
12 Activists enter a 48-hour hunger strike, in response to their detention condition
Heat wave hits Algeria
Last week Algerians attacked governmental institutions and private corporations who are seen as responsible for power outages plaguing the nation. On Friday, many businesses closed because of the heat, reported El Khabar, an Algerian daily. In a state with over 35 million Muslims and temperatures reported to have reached as high as 50 degrees this …
First gold for Arab world
Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi came in first place in the men’s 1,500m
Gunfire at the Morocco-Algeria border leaves three border guards dead
The Algerian border guards were killed in an ambush
Algeria and France seek an end to Mali crisis
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika met Laurent Fabius on Monday on the French foreign minister’s first official trip to an Arab country
Algeria’s frosty business climate may thaw
By Christian Lowe and Lamine Chikhi / Reuters ALGIERS: After a three-year campaign against one of its biggest foreign investors chilled Algeria’s business climate, the country is sending out tentative signals that it may be ready for a thaw. A period of aggressive economic nationalism, symbolized by the state’s drive to take control of the …
Orascom asks for arbitration on Algeria dispute
By Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OTH) said on Thursday it had submitted a formal arbitration notice against the Algerian government, the latest twist in a long and bitter dispute over Orascom’s local mobile phone unit. It follows years of acrimony between the Egyptian group and Algeria, which has hit the local subsidiary …
First president of independent Algeria dies
By Christian Lowe /Reuters ALGIERS: Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria’s first president after the country became independent from France half a century ago, has died following an illness, state media reported on Wednesday. He was 96 and died at his family home in the Algerian capital, according to the state-run news agency. The son of peasant …
N. Africa countries adopt plan to secure borders
By Ali Shuaib / Reuters TRIPOLI: Nine northern African countries including Libya, Algeria and Egypt agreed on Monday to work together to secure their borders in a move to clamp down on militia clashes and weapons smuggling in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings. Under the Tripoli Plan, countries will adopt stronger measures including sharing …
Algerian opposition announces new march, despite ban
By AFP ALGIERS: Algerian opposition leaders, emboldened by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, on Sunday announced a second protest march in the capital despite a longstanding ban on demonstrations there. The United States and Germany meanwhile called for restraint from the Algerian authorities Sunday, a day after a massive security operation prevented 2,000 protesters from …
Thousands rally to demand Algerian leader quits
ALGIERS: Up to 2,000 demonstrators evaded massed police Saturday to rally in a central Algiers square, calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to go following the overthrow of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia. Ringed by hundreds of riot police, some of whom carried automatic weapons in addition to clubs and shields, they waved a large banner …