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Mujao claims to have taken control of the town of Halil

The Movement for the uniqueness and jihad in West Africa (Mujao) said on Thursday that it had taken control of the town of Halil, located on the border between Mali and Algeria, previously...

Egypt opposition leaders face investigation over incitment

Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered an inquiry into three prominent opposition leaders,Mohamed ElBaradei, Amr Mousa and Hamdeen Sabahi - formed an opposition coalition the National Salvation...

Tunisian Islamists end hunger strike: rights group

Around 65 Tunisian Islamist prisoners have ended a hunger strike they began to demand their sentencing or immediate release, but seven are still refusing food, a human rights organisation said on...

Pope Benedict wants a combative Catholicism

"The Year of Faith", launched in October by Pope theologian and philosopher, seems to be the occasion of a commotion of battle at a time when lawmakers adopt Western reforms on gay marriage, the...

Several jihadists recruitment cells dismantled in the Maghreb

These cells have been able to send tens of recruits to Mali and Syria. Their transport is provided by networks of smugglers and drug traffickers very active in Morocco, according to the Algerian...

Tunisian Tourism: There is an improvement but the pace is still too slow

In an attempt to boost investment in the tourism sector, the Tunisian ministry is focusing on the launch of the new development strategy of tourism in Tunisia in 2016. This strategy will be...

US will hit $16.4 trillion debt limit on New Year’s Eve

The United States will reach its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on Dec. 31 and undertake “extraordinary measures” to avoid default, the Treasury Department informed congressional leaders in a...

Libyan “Al-Qaeda member” killed by Algerian army

Algerian troops killed a Libyan citizen in an anti-terrorist operation in the Wilaya of Khenchela in the country’s east, the Algerian newspaper El Khabar reported yesterday....

Algeria's exisiting oil and gas deposits are ageing and in decline

Large deposits of oil and gas in Algeria are in sharp decline, according to some energy experts and official sources. An article in El Watan asks whether more efficient investment policy and...

Hillary Clinton en convalescence à Marrakech

Marrakech : La cité ocre comme l’accoutumée pour les fêtes de fin d’année se mouvra repere des célébrités les plus en vu du monde entier. Hillary Clinton est en fin de service, au sein de...

Algeria becomes one of the creditor countries in 2012

The year 2012 was a good year economically for Algeria: exchange reserves nearing $200 billion, trade surplus of more than $26 billion, an external public debt less than $410 million but the great...

Egypt's President Morsi signs constitution and discusses cabinet reshuffle

President Mohammed Morsi congratulated Egyptians for endorsing a new constitution which he signed into being and urged all parties to join him in a national dialogue....

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) again defies the French government.

In a video posted by the website Mauritanian Sahara Media usual channel for disseminating messages of the group, one of the leaders of AQIM blames France for the stalled negotiations on the release...

Terreur, couteaux et cocktails Molotov à la cité universitaire de Marrakech

Marrakech : Des hostilités se sont déclarées après une banale dispute entre deux étudiantes à la résidence universitaire Cadi Ayyad au quartier Daoudiate. Deux étudiantes, l’une appartenant à un...

The North African Barb regains its international fame

The Barb is the Berber horse,a northern African breed with great hardiness and stamina. The Barb has a fiery temperament and an a typically sport orientated configuration and is still influencing...

Newsweek unveils final print edition

The 80-year-old US current affairs magazine Newsweek has revealed the image that will grace the cover of its last-ever print edition.A black and white photo of the publication's Manhattan...

Happy Christmas and New Year

North Africa United wishes all its readers a Happy Christmas and New Year. Wishing everyone peace,reconciliation and hope for the future in...

French say military intervention in Mali as possible in first half 2013

The military intervention of the African force to oust Islamist rebels in northern Mali will take place in the first half of 2013, said French Minister of Defence in an interview with the daily La...

Djerba: Nida Tounès interrupts its meeting after the invasion of the room by protesters

The movement blames the Ministry of the Interior responsibility for incidents and accused Leagues protection of the revolution with the help of the Office of Ennahdha...

Tunisia, Islamists attack the opposition -Le Figaro

Militants linked to the majority party Ennahda accuse Nida Tounes (the Call of Tunisia) of harbouring members of the former regime, accordingto Le Figaro...