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New bookshop opens in Algiers

A new shop devoted to books and cultural debates called “Emir Abdelkader Bookshop” was inaugurated on Saturday in Algiers, aiming at providing an extra space for local cultural actions....

Algerian electrical equipment: new products for developing the sector

New activities such as the manufacturing of large power transformers and solar batteries for photovoltaic panels which are currently imported, will be taken for businesses by GSP-Cables and...

IMF report increases estimate of Tunisian growth rate by 2.7% in 2012

The IMF Executive Directors report noted that following Tunisia’s political transition, the country faces pressing economic and social challenges, including elevated unemployment and regional...

Algeria 10 May legislative elections: EU observers report.

The European Union election observation mission for 10 May 2012 legislative elections in Algeria expressed his satisfaction with "the cooperation and assistance" provided by Algerian authorities...

Turkey: Caught Between Syria’s Kurds and a Hard Spot

In a display of muscle-flexing, Turkish tanks this week carried out military exercises on the Syrian border, just a few kilometres away from towns that Syrian Kurds had seized from Syrian President...

Abdelkader Messahel in Niamey (Niger) for Sahel core countries meeting.

Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel heads his delegation to the meeting of the core countries Ministers of the Sahel region, scheduled for Monday in Niamey, Niger....

Mauritania opposition demand that president resigns

A 10-party opposition bloc in Mauritania on Saturday signed a charter rejecting any solution to the country's political crisis that does not involve President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz' departure....

The UN Security Council will discuss Al Qaeda in the Sahel on 8 August

A debate on the situation in the Sahel will be held August 8 at the UN Security Council UN under the French presidency since August 2. It will...

France economy: Saving the car sector?- EIU

If the new government's handling of the crisis currently afflicting the car industry serves as a guide to its future conduct of industrial policy, there would be much to fear....

One man’s mission in the Berber mountains of Morocco

A British man, Paul Foulsham, has created Kasbah Angour, a Berber castle-style hotel in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco (opened March 2011). Some would call it a labour of love, but Paul prefers to...

Algiers hinders the fight against terrorism

The U.S. State Department accuses the regime of Bouteflika over his role as an obstacle to efforts to eradicate extremist groups. The latest...

As Fighting Escalates in Syria, a Frustrated Mediator Resigns

After five months of intense shuttle diplomacy aimed at resolving the growing 17-month old political crisis in Syria, a visibly frustrated Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan called it quits....

The second meeting of the art of Malhoun El Jadida (Morocco)

The second international meeting of Malhoun art called "Malhounyat" is being held in Azemmour and El Jadida (190km south of Rabat) from August 2 to 4 with the participation of over one hundred...

Syria crisis: Kofi Annan quits as UN-Arab League envoy

The UN-Arab League joint special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan is top leave his post at the end of the month.The failure of his mission reflects the UN Security Council's inability to resolve the...

Sonatrach plans to import 2 million tons diesel oil in 2012

Group Sonatrach plans to import 2 million tons of diesel oil in 2012 to encounter a significant national demand in this fuel, Sonatrach CEO Abdelhamid Zerguine told APS....

Regional fears over Sahel instability

Following Spain's arrest of three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists and the discovery of expolsives fears of another attack such as the railway bombings of 2004 in Madrid....

Clinton calls on Africa to follow the democractic route

Hilary Clinton called on African countries to embrace democracy with responsible powers who are "a model of sustainable partnership that adds value, rather than extracts it from Africa. "...

Morocco road crash kills 12

A collision between a bus and a lorry in central Morocco has killed at least 12 people and left one critically injured, the official MAP news agency reported on Wednesday....

Iran Diplomacy Runs into Sanctions-Happy U.S. Congress

Congress’s rush to pass new sanctions against Iran ahead of the August recess comes amidst an intensified drive to pin the Iranian government to deadly acts of international terrorism and amplified...

Nigerian Islamists killed at Chad border: military

Nigeria's military said on Wednesday that two suspected Boko Haram Islamists who were trying to smuggle heavy weapons into the country were killed by troops during a shootout on the border with...