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Libya: death of detainees and the practice "widespread" torture (Amnesty)

Several combatants or suspected supporters of the former Libyan regime were tortured to death in their place of detention, Amnesty International deplored reports of the "widespread" practice of...

Oil production in Libya has reached 1.3 million barrels per day (NOC)

Oil production in Libya has reached 1.3 million barrels per day, said the National Oil Cmpany (NOC) on its website on Thursday. Before the...

Moroccan Mediator For Democracy Sends Memo To Govt On Rights Claims

Moroccan Mediator for Democracy and Human Rights sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister on many issues related to human rights in the country recently....

Sahel: the fight against terrorism . Weapons and explosives found in Niger

During the interception of a convoy in Niger, a large quantity of Semtex (645 pounds) and 445 detonators were seized. According to the Niger authorities, the explosives were intended for the AQIM...

The Libyan Minister of Defence in Bani Walid

The Libyan Minister of Defense, Osama al Djouali visited Wednesday in Bani Walid, a former stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi 150 km southeast of Tripoli, whose inhabitants expelled the pro-government...

A voyage to the heart of the Algerian Army.

Detailed reports on the Algerian army are rare for understandable security reasons. Jeune Afrique in its issue for 8-14 January gives us a rare glimpse in to the heart of the Algerian army. If " La...

Amazigh heritage honored at the New Museum of the IMA in Paris

The tangible and intangible Amazigh heritage is honored at the new Museum of the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris, which opens to the public in February, the management of the IMA said on...

A bi-annual meeting of Moroccan and Algerian foreign ministers.

Algeria and Morocco have agreed to organize a bi-annual meeting of their Foreign Ministers to assess bilateral relations, Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani said at a joint press...

Algiers not ready to grant Morocco the "gift" of open borders without "consideration"

The French daily La Croix on Tuesday focuses on the impact of the "symbolic" visit in Algeria of the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and of the reprochment of relations between...

Meeting of the Sahel countries in Nouakchott for a review of security cooperation

The meeting bringing together the foreign ministers of the Sahel countries (Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) scheduled for Monday at Nouakchott will be used to review the plans to secure...

Medelci: "There is a desire" to strengthen relations between Algeria and Morocco

The Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said Monday in Algiers that "there is a will" to strengthen bilateral relations between Algeria and MoroccoWelcoming the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

President Moncef Marzouki to visit Morocco and Algeria in February

Tunisian interim President Moncef Marzouki will pay an official visit to Morocco and Algeria beginning February 6th, declared Saad Eddine Othmani, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs to Agence...

Visit the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs in Algeria on 23 and 24 January

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saad-Eddine El Othmani,will visit Algeria at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart, Mourad Medelci, on 23 and 24...

Moroccan Turkish Business Council meeting in Istanbul

Moroccan Turkish Businesss Council will hold its first working bilateral meeting next Wednesday in Istanbul. The Turkish Presidency of the Council wasestablished in 2004 within the General...

Oil and Gas in the Maghreb post Arab Spring

The disruption and destruction during the Arab Spring in Libya and Tunisia has caused concern about its affect on oil and gas operations. Algeria has experienced no disruption in its hydro carbon...

Orpheus in Algiers

"Orpheus", a show combining theater, music and dance, the Italian company "Scena Madre", was presented Thursday night in Algiers (el Mougar room) to a primarily Italian-speaking audience....

Tunisia takes part in the World Tourism Fair FITUR 2012 18 to 21 January in Madrid

Tunisia has set itself three objectives at FITUR : the revival of the Tunisian tourism markets issuers, the reconquest of the Spanish market which has seen one of the largest declines in flows on...

Mariano Rajoy in Rabat: thorny issues on the table for discussion

HM King Mohammed VI received the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey with whom the Sovereign held talks on Wednesday at the Rabat Royal palace....

Algeria: Sahara in the snow!

The desert, a stretch of endless sand dunes? Appearances are deceptive and nature reserves as always full of surprises.  This is not a mirage, but rather the reality, the north-west of the...

U.S. – Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference, Jan 16-18, 2012

The Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference ended in Marrakech today.The event was organised by US North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO), which is part of the global alliance of...