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Algerian Islamist warns against electoral fraudALGIERS, Algeria: Algeria will witness a "social explosion" if the May legislative election is marred by fraud, an Islamist leader warned Tuesday.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:32
Algerian Islamist warns against electoral fraud
Algeria will witness a "social explosion" if the May legislative election is marred by fraud, an Islamist leader warned Tuesday.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:32
Algeria slides into prohibition
There is no longer a single bar left in Constantine, Chlef, Tlemcen, Batna or BoumerdA s. Only two remain in SA©tif. In Algiers , once renowned for its many bars, about 15 struggle on.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 16:32
Girls Fall Short At Algeria Games Qualifiers
[Nairobi Star] Kenya women's team hopes of qualifying for the London Olympics went up in smoke after losing to hosts Algeria 3-1 in Blida on Saturday.
AllAfrica | 07-Feb-2012 12:49
SNC-Lavalin bombers jailed in deadly Algeria attacks
Fifteen people were jailed Monday for between three and 12 years in connection with bombings that killed 11 in Algeria in 2008, including workers at SNC-Lavalin, a judicial source said.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 22:48
20 Countries Confirm Participation in the 2nd Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum
Tokyo and Oran, Algeria, Feb 1, 2012 - - Twenty countries have confirmed their participation for the second edition of the Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum , scheduled for May 15 - 16 in Oran, Algeria.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 12:46
Algeria Infrastructure Report 2012 - new market research report published
The outlook for the Algerian construction sector in 2012 remains positive but low-key. Reasonable growth rates and rising oil prices are helping to maintain investor confidence in the sector but unrest in the region continues to dampen enthusiasm.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 20:01
Self -Immolations and Violent Clashes: Is Algeria the Next Tunisia?
More clashes were also reported in the nearby towns of Sougueur and Rahaouiya, where groups of protesters set up road blocks and battled with security forces.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 15:50
Kenya women's volleyball team in Algeria for Olympic qualifiers
The national women's Volleyball team is set to kick off their Olympics qualification campaign Thursday evening in Blida Algeria.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 23:52
Algeria to hold parliamentary poll by mid-May: PM
ALGIERS: Algeria will hold a parliamentary election in the first half of May, the first in the north African country since a wave of popular uprisings in the region, the prime minister announced on Thursday.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 23:52
Girls Depart for Olympic Qualifiers in Algiers
[Nairobi Star] The national women's volleyball team left the country on Monday night for Algeria hoping to snatch the single slot on offer to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
AllAfrica | 02-Feb-2012 05:30
Africa: New Media Law Stifles Free Expression
Algeria's new media law falls short of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's promises of reform and also fails to meet international standards for freedom of expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 20:55
20 Countries Confirm Participation in the 2nd Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum
Twenty countries have confirmed their participation for the second edition of the Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum , scheduled for May 15 - 16 in Oran, Algeria.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 11:46
Algerian Islamist leader warns govt to keep polls above board
Algeria's government will ignite an explosion of unrest if it tries to rig a parliamentary election in May to keep its grip on power, according to the leader of an Islamist opposition party vying for a big share of the vote.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 19:07
I'Agerie Etertelle
I think this Lp was from the remaindered stall down Cheshire Street from the 80's. Not played it before as it has some dodgy tracks covered in the label which has been aligned badly and bits have come off.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 15:15
In Algeria, new media law stifles free expression
Algeria's new media law falls short of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's promises of reform and also fails to meet international standards for freedom of expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Topix.net | 25-Jan-2012 23:56
Algeria gives parties green light for election
Algeria's government on Tuesday authorised the creation of the first new political parties in more than a decade, four months before a parliamentary election when the authorities will be under pressure to allow more democracy.
Topix.net | 24-Jan-2012 17:53
al-Qaeda Plot Against US Ships Fails
Algerian security foiled a terrorist al-Qaeda plot to carry out suicidal attacks on U.S. and European ships in the Mediterranean from the eastern costs of Algeria.
Topix.net | 24-Jan-2012 15:43
Algeria: Govt Demands Death Sentence for Top Qaeda Boss
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Algerian prosecutors on Sunday requested the death sentence for Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a top leader in Al-Qaeda's north African branch, and another person in a trial on the deaths of two Algerian soldiers.
AllAfrica | 24-Jan-2012 11:42
Algeria: Foreign Minister in Fence-Mending Algeria Trip
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Morocco's new Foreign Minister Saad Eddine Othmani Monday began a fence-mending visit to Algeria to resolve disputes such as the neighbours' lingering row over Western Sahara.
AllAfrica | 23-Jan-2012 23:01
Algeria: Court Sentences Fugitive Qaeda Leader to Death
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-A court in Algeria has sentenced a fugitve leader of Al-Qaeda's north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military.
AllAfrica | 23-Jan-2012 15:53
Remembering Dudley Thompson, a patriot
Jamaica has lost another truly great citizen with the death of Dudley Thompson, OJ, QC.
Topix.net | 22-Jan-2012 17:57
Morocco's foreign minister on fence-mending trip to Algeria
RABAT: Morocco's new foreign minister Saad Eddine Othmani will visit Algiers next week, his ministry said Friday, as Rabat seeks to normalise ties strained for decades over the disputed Western Sahara region.
Topix.net | 20-Jan-2012 20:06
Algerian Senate President Meets President Jammeh
Daily Observer (Banjul)-His Excellency Abdel Kader Benasah, the president of the Algerian Senate, who was in the country to attend the 4th inauguration last Wednesday evening, met the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh.
AllAfrica | 20-Jan-2012 13:20
Tuareg No Longer 'Masters of the Desert'
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-An offensive by Tuareg rebels in northern Mali, many of whom fought in Libya, has cast a spotlight on these Saharan nomads, of Berber origin, once known as the "masters of the desert", but now impoverished.
AllAfrica | 19-Jan-2012 18:39
Algeria: Human Rights Activist Arrested in Paris Airport
Tunisia Live (Tunis)-An Algerian human rights activist, Mourad Dhina, was arrested on Monday, January 16th, 2012 in the Paris-Orly Airport by French police at the request of the Algerian authorities.
AllAfrica | 19-Jan-2012 14:47
Taiwan, Algeria Envoys Arrive for President Jammeh's Inauguration Ceremony
Daily Observer (Banjul)-The minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) His Excellency Timothy C.T. Yang, accompanied by an eight-person delegation, yesterday arrived in Banjul as the special envoy of Taiwan's president-elect, His Excellency Ma Ying-Jeou to the fourth inauguration of president-elect of the Republic of The Gambia His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh.
AllAfrica | 19-Jan-2012 09:05
Algeria says official's kidnapping not connected to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb
Dahou Ould Kablia told reporters Wednesday that the kidnapping of Mohamed Laid Khelifi "was an improvised act by three youths and has no connection" with al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
Topix.net | 18-Jan-2012 20:28
Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Leads Pack in Fifa Rankings
SAFA (Johannesburg)-Bafana Bafana has dropped four places to 56th on the latest Coca/Cola FIFA World Rankings released on Wednesday, 18 January 2012.
AllAfrica | 18-Jan-2012 18:29
Algeria's kidnapped governor returns home
Algiers - An Algerian regional governor who officials said was kidnapped and then freed in neighbouring Libya was handed over to the Algerian authorities on Wednesday, the speaker of Algeria's parliament said.
Topix.net | 18-Jan-2012 15:04
Algeria Urges Turkey To Stop Trying To Make Political Capital Out Of...
ALGERIA URGES TURKEY TO STOP TRYING TO MAKE POLITICAL CAPITAL OUT OF FRANCE'S KILLING OF THOUSANDS OF ALGERIANS Garibov Konstantin The Voice of Russia http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/01/17/64006072.html Jan 17 2012 The diplomatic row between Turkey and France has intensified with Turkey accusing France of committing "genocide" in Algeria in the 1940s ... (more)
Topix.net | 18-Jan-2012 13:58
Genocide Bill: Political Debate With International Repercussions
GENOCIDE BILL: POLITICAL DEBATE WITH INTERNATIONAL REPERCUSSIONS PanARMENIAN.Net January 17, 2012 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Criminalizing the Genocide denial in France has touched off a political debate with international repercussions.
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 18:15
Al-Qaeda kidnaps Algerian governor: security sources
ALGIERS: Al-Qaeda's north African branch is holding the governor of an Algerian desert region kidnapped near the border with Libya, security sources said on Tuesday.
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 14:14
Algeria says regional governor kidnapped near Libya
ALGIERS: Armed men kidnapped the governor of an Algerian desert region and took him in the direction of the nearby border with Libya, Algeria's state news agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying on Tuesday.
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 14:14
California Courier Online, January 19, 2012
The California Courier Online, January 19, 2012 1- Commentary As France Tightens the Noose, Turkey Reactswith Outrageous Words and Deeds By Harut Sassounian Publisher, the California Courier 2 - ATPand AESA to Host Public Events in Southern California 3- Al Jazeera to Air `Grandma's Tattoos' 4- Soviet Spying Legend Gevork Vartanian Dies at 87 5- ... (more)
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 10:04
Algeria: Nation Sentences Guantanamo Detainee to Prison
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-An Algerian court on Monday sentenced a former Guantanamo Bay detainee to three years in jail for membership of an extremist group active overseas.
AllAfrica | 17-Jan-2012 07:37
Kommersant-Vlast: Prime Minister of Turkey finds himself in a strange ...
Kommersant-Vlast: Prime Minister of Turkey finds himself in a strange situation due to France's bill on Armenian Genocide Kommersant-Vlast: Prime Minister of Turkey finds himself in a strange situation due to France's bill on Armenian Genocide Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who accused France of genocide against Algerians, found ... (more)
Topix.net | 16-Jan-2012 18:21
Angola: National Handball Team Lose to Algeria
ANGOP (Luanda)-The Angolan national senior men team of handball lost to Algeria 15-21 on Friday here, in the third round of the African Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco.
AllAfrica | 16-Jan-2012 12:24
Body of Boy Who Died in Algeria Flies in
Monitor (Kampala)-A somber mood engulfed Entebbe Airport yesterday when the Egyptian Airline cargo plane carrying the remains of a Ugandan student who died in Algeria 42 days ago landed at 3:30am.
AllAfrica | 16-Jan-2012 11:12
Marking a revolution
The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Libya's NTC President Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in Tunis, Tunisia, yesterday.
Topix.net | 15-Jan-2012 21:43
ANKARA: Nekkaz Urges Turkey To Pass 'Algerian Bill'
NEKKAZ URGES TURKEY TO PASS 'ALGERIAN BILL' Hurriyet Daily News Jan 13 2012 Turkey The Turkish government should make a law to punish those denying Algerian genocide, similar to France's bill concerning Armenian claims of genocide, according to Rachid Nekkaz, a French businessman of Algerian descent.
Topix.net | 14-Jan-2012 22:46
Tunisia marks 1st anniversary of Arab Spring
Thousands of Tunisians marched in peaceful triumph Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali- and sparked uprisings around the Arab world.
Topix.net | 14-Jan-2012 18:26
Ankara May Rename French Streets Over Genocide Row
ANKARA MAY RENAME FRENCH STREETS OVER GENOCIDE ROW Agence France Presse January 11, 2012 Wednesday 3:47 PM GMT Officials in Turkey's capital threatened Wednesday to rename any streets with French names and erect a monument to Algerian victims of French colonial violence because of the "genocide" row with Paris.
Topix.net | 14-Jan-2012 14:17
Surviving the Sahara
Out in a parched and desolate corner of the Algerian Sahara is the town of Timimoun which has been around for 800 years despite there being no signs of water.
Topix.net | 14-Jan-2012 03:02
Tunisia to celebrate Ben Ali downfall anniversary
Heads of state from Tunisia's neighbours as well as other Arab leaders are expected to take part in weekend celebrations to mark the toppling of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, government sources said Thursday.
Topix.net | 13-Jan-2012 17:19
Algeria: Remarks By Secretary Clinton, Algerian Foreign Minister Medelci
State Department (Washington, DC)-SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and it's a pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Medelci here to Washington for consultations. I've had the opportunity to work with him now and it's a great tribute to the strong bilateral relationship between our two countries that we have ongoing consultations like this.
AllAfrica | 13-Jan-2012 14:25