Saturday 19th May, 2012
Pak-trained Algerian Al Qaeda operative had Indian embassy in Paris in cross-hair
New Delhi: An Algerian terrorist who was a Pakistan-trained member of the Al Qaeda, had been ordered to attack the Indian Embassy in Paris this year, a leading French newspaper has claimed. The Le ...
Algerian Islamist threatens revolt over vote results
An Algerian Islamist leader said Sunday that a Tunisian-style revolt was the only option after polls he charged were fraudulent and threatened a mass pullout of smaller parties from parliament. ...
Comments on the EBRD's Technical Assessments for Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
Human Rights Watch takes this opportunity to comment on the EBRD’s technical assessments for Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. Below, we highlight omissions and developments since the ...
Morocco, opposition group clash over UN envoy
General SourcesRABAT, Morocco: A top Moroccan official says the U.N. envoy to the disputed Western Sahara has failed in his mission, calling Friday for the U.N. secretary general to take the "necessary ...
Remembering Algerian Singer Warda Al-Jazairia
The WorldHost Aaron Schachter speaks with Syrian-born singer Zein Al-Jundi about the music of the late Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia. Warda passed away on Thursday at the age of 72, leaving a legacy of ...
UN envoy calls off W. Sahara trip amid Morocco dispute
General SourcesPolisario Front guerrillas in March that he would go to the region, including Sahara, in mid-May. Ross has yet to visit the Moroccan-controlled territory. While no fixed dates had been organized, ...
2 Algerian coastguards killed in bomb attack
The Daily StarA military official says two members of the Algerian coastguard were killed when a remote-controlled bomb detonated near their barracks. Two others were wounded in the blast Friday in the coastal ...
Morocco slams ‘biased’ UN envoy
IOLRabat - Morocco said on Thursday it had lost confidence in the UN envoy to the contested Western Sahara territory, in the latest in a long series of setbacks in efforts to settle a decades-old ...
Etihad Airways signs codeshare deal with Safi Airways
WAMAbu Dhabi, 18 May 2012 (WAM) - Etihad Airways will gain better access to Kabul following the signing of a codeshare agreement with Safi Airways, the leading international airline of Afghanistan. ...
Morocco to auction 4G licences in 2012: report
General SourcesMorocco will launch a tender in the autumn to sell 4G licences in a move that may allow the entry of a fourth operator to the market, a business weekly reported on Friday citing the head of the ...
Tunisia Worried Of Moroccan Salafists
General SourcesCAIRO [MENL] -- Tunisia has been concerned over the influence of AlQaida-aligned clerics from neighboring Morocco. Officials said the Tunis government was intent on countering efforts byMuslim ...
The best places to visit out of season
General SourcesThere are plenty of drawbacks to off-season travelling. A cold, wet, windy seaside resort where the cafes are boarded up and most of the hotels are closed is hardly appealing. But some places come ...
Country to Face Morocco On 2nd June
All AfricaThe Normalisation Committee of the Gambia Football Association in conjunction with Gambia For Gold wishes to inform the general public that the Scorpions of The Gambia will play the Atlas Lions of ...
Algerian singer Warda dies
IOLIn this July 6, 2009 file photo, Arabic music diva Warda, performs during a show in Algiers, Algeria to inaugurate the second Pan-African ...
Morocco consumer price inflation jumps to 1.2 pct y/y
General Sourcesthe consumer price index 's total weighting, rose 2.7 percent in April compared with a year ago, data from the High Planning Authority showed. A month earlier, food prices were up an annual 0.8 ...
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