Woman child sex abuse charge Nov 19, 2009
BBC News : Woman charged on child sex abuse. Page last updated at 22:00 GMT, Wednesday, 18 November 2009. (BBC News -- UK)
Cairo Braces for a Soccer Bombshell Nov 18, 2009
Egypt-Algeria Soccer Game: Sudan Braces for Violence - TIME ... An Egyptian soccer fan ignites a canister of insect spray as he and others celebrate Egypt's 2-0 win over Algeria in the Mohandessin district of Cairo on Nov. 14, 2009 Ben Curtis / AP ... But the victory that was being celebrated was not from a war as much as a single battle: the home leg of the national soccer team's double header against Algeria, whose outcome will determine which country makes it to next year's World Cup in South... (Time.com)
Democracy - it’s not for everyone Nov 17, 2009
When Islamic parties won an election in Algeria in 1991, the West encouraged the reversal of election results, suggesting an hypocrisy that says democracy is only permissible when the results are favorable to us. People the world over treasure a chance to have some say about how they are ruled, but too often elections are used cynically. (Boston Globe)
Fabled Foreign Legion finds a new war to fight Nov 16, 2009
It's a tradition that dates to the founding of the legion in 1831, after France was bled by the Napoleonic wars and needed foreign men to help conquer and colonize Algeria. Five years' service entitles a recruit to French citizenship. (MSNBC -- International)
They Don't Get It Nov 6, 2009
On Nov. 1, 1979, Zbigniew Brzezinski met in Algeria with the ayatollah's prime minister, Mehdi Bazargan. Three days later, the "students" charged into the U.S. Embassy again. (Townhall.com)
Regulate, not ban, is sensible path taken by others Nov 3, 2009
Three African countries - Algeria, Ethiopia and Morocco - have so far adopted it, Ethiopia and Morocco having done so in 1999, with Algeria following suit in 2006. Within the broad framework of the ILO convention, we must draw up our domestic regulations. (Business Report, South Africa)
Kuwait protest for women's rights Nov 1, 2009
MID-EAST WOMEN'S RIGHTS Women can vote and be elected: Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Iran Women cannot vote or be elected: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia There are no elections: Syria (holds presidential referenda in which women can vote), UAE, Libya. "We cannot be elected or give our vote to any political candidate. We are deprived of this political right," Ms Mullah, from the Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social... (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
One-man show Oct 24, 2009
The number of posters, billboards and banners of the incumbent head-of-state might be lower than in neighbouring countries like Libya and Algeria. There is the occasional, easy-to-miss, poster line-up of other presidential hopefuls. (BBC News -- Africa)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Our pop medley for this column begins with the Algeria-born Etienne Daho, whose three-disc set, "Dans la Peau de Daho" (2002), I have been working my way through ... Nations like Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon, for example, are far more supportive of educational opportunities for women than the Sudan, Yemen or Saudi Arabia. (Salon)
Algeria profile Oct 21, 2009
Country profile: Algeria. Algeria, a gateway between Africa and Europe, has been battered by violence over the past half-century ... More than a million Algerians were killed in the fight for independence from France in 1962, and the country has recently emerged from a brutal internal conflict that followed scrapped elections in 1992. (BBC News -- Africa)
Market Forecaster Oct 20, 2009
Increases were reported for Japan (126,900 MT), Nigeria (38,700 MT), the Philippines (38,200 MT), unknown destinations (36,600 MT), Canada (34,200 MT), Guatemala (33,100 MT, including 30,100 MT switched from unknown destinations), the United Arab Emirates (27,500 MT, including 25,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (26,200 MT), and Algeria (25,000 MT). Decreases were reported for Brazil (1,800 MT). (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
COLUMN: Thoughts, fears on our soon-to-be longest war Oct 15, 2009
It reminded me of an account in A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (A classic history by Alistair Horne that President George W. Bush was urged to read during the darkest days of the Iraq War) of Muslim teenagers telling why they chose a 13-year-old European friend in Algeria for a brutal murder during the rebellion against French colonial rule. We weren t a bit cross with him. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Ghana is sixth best governed country in Africa Oct 3, 2009
For the first time the index included North African countries and Tunisia and Algeria were in the top ten. Even though, Tunisias human rights record has been described as appalling the country is noted to rate so well in terms of human development, economic opportunity and security, which scores compensated for the human rights record. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Tekbali: Libya is more than Gadhafi Sep 30, 2009
The truth is most people confuse Libya with Morocco or Algeria, and know very little of its cultural past, which includes Roman, Turkish and Italian influences. When the spotlight is constantly on Gadhafi, the task of defining Libya's rich heritage is compromised, undoubtedly discouraging tourists, politicians or business people from entering the country. (CNN -- US)
Country profile: France Sep 13, 2009
The years which followed saw protracted conflicts culminating in independence for Algeria and most other French colonies in Africa as well as decolonisation in south-east Asia. Overview. (BBC News -- Europe)
Timeline: Al-Qaeda Sep 11, 2009
12 December 2007 - Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility for two car bomb attacks in the Algerian capital, Algiers, which kill more than 40 people. One targets the Algerian Supreme Court, while the other strikes the headquarters of the UN's refugee agency ... 7-8 September 2007 - Two suicide attacks kill at least 50 people in Algeria in two days. (BBC News -- Americas)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Sep 7, 2009
Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan leader, travelled to Algeria to meet Prince Andrew in May, an associate said yesterday. Sir Terry Wogan is to quit his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, with Chris Evans taking over the slot. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
* 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: Cameroon earn crucial victory to revive hopes Sep 7, 2009
Victory lifted a Pharaohs team lacking its top four strikers to seven points from four Group C outings, level with fierce rivals Algeria, who hosted Zambia yesterday. It was a must-win game for Egypt, who have lifted the African Nations Cup a record six times but qualified for the World Cup only twice with their last appearance 19 years ago in Italy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ahmadinejad, Chavez Vow Stronger Ties Sep 6, 2009
Chavez is on an 11-day tour that has taken him to Libya, Algeria, Syria and Iran. The leftist Venezuelan leader is also to visit Belarus, Russia and Spain in the trip he has described as a bid to build a "multi-polar world" and counter U.S. influence. (Fox News)
* Chavez visits Syria, calls government of Israel genocidal Sep 6, 2009
Chavez is on an 11-day trip to Libya, Algeria, Syria, Iran, Belarus, Russia and Spain in what he is describing as a bid to build a multi-polar world and decrease US influence in the region. The Venezuelan president has singled out Israel for criticism during his visit to Syria, slamming it for mistreating the Palestinians and being an agent of US imperialism. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Afghan Poll Legitimacy Hangs on Canadian's Judgment as Fraud Claims Mount Aug 24, 2009
head , who has worked on from Pakistan to Algeria and Ukraine, said 35 of 225 complaints about irregularities were material to the outcome of the Aug. 20 ballot. Kippens agency can order recounts or a repeat of voting where it finds fraud. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Russia says Arctic Sea hijackers demanded ransom, threatened to blow up ship Aug 20, 2009
Political analysts and maritime security experts remain skeptical that the hijackers were merely interested in the crew or the ship's cargo a load of lumber bound for Algeria. That bulky, low-value cargo was worth about $1. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
U.S. Military Held War Games on Nigeria, Somalia Aug 15, 2009
These countries include Algeria, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, S;o Tom;, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. We can only wonder what Barack Obama thought of the war game and what lessons he learned from General Casey's briefing. (allAfrica.com)
Iraq united behind football stars Aug 14, 2009
Page last updated at 12:18 GMT, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 13:18 UK. Nothing can dampen the Iraqi soccer obsession, neither violence nor sandstorms. (BBC News -- Africa)
Algeria hosts regional summit amid rise in terrorism Aug 14, 2009
Casablanca, Morocco - West African Army commanders are concluding a two-day meeting Thursday in Tamanrasset, Algeria, to coordinate their efforts to fight terrorism. Aiming to "reinforce military and security cooperation" between Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, and Niger, the summit comes at a time of escalating violence in the vast desert expanse that links these nations, known as the trans-Sahel region ... After a suicide bomber wounded three people at the French Embassy in Mauritania last week,... (Christian Science Monitor)
Ahoy there! File-sharing Pirate Party launches in the UK Aug 14, 2009
Page last updated at 11:13 GMT, Thursday, 13 August 2009 12:13 UK. Pirate Party launches UK poll bid. (BBC News -- Technology)
Niger president seeks more power Aug 4, 2009
Similar referendums succeeded in Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Namibia, Tunisia and Uganda. Afraid of nothing'"It's an existential problem for many African heads of state," said Mahamane Ousmane, who led parliament until Tandja dissolved it in May because lawmakers opposed the referendum. (MSNBC -- International)
Manufacturing Outlook Boosts Stocks Aug 4, 2009
Hey John_Merritt,The only way to beat Inflation is to buy more from China, India, Romania, Egypt, Algeria, etc. Anything "Made in USA" is too greedy expensive. (CBS News)
A Look At Efforts To Extend Term Limits Worldwide Aug 4, 2009
ALGERIA: Algeria's parliament overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2008, allowing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to win a third term in April. BOLIVIA: Voters approved a new constitution in January that gives President Evo Morales a shot at remaining in office through 2014 if he wins elections scheduled for December. (CBS News -- World)
Timeline: Nigeria Jul 27, 2009
2001 October - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, South African President Mbeki and Algerian President Bouteflika launch New Partnership for African Development, or Nepad, which aims to foster development and open government and end wars in return for aid, foreign investment and the lifting of trade barriers to African exports ... 2008 January - Oil trades at $100 a barrel for the first time, with violence in oil producing countries such as Nigeria and Algeria helping to drive up prices. (BBC News -- Africa)
• Mauritania coup chief wins vote amid fraud claims Jul 20, 2009
The U.S. has expressed concern over the steady spread south from Algeria in recent years of al-Qaida's North Africa branch. While Washington never recognized Aziz's junta, it is keen to maintain Mauritania as a bulwark against the terror group and prevent the moderate Muslim nation from sliding toward extremism. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Official: Mauritanian ex-coup leader wins election Jul 20, 2009
03 million square km. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by Western Sahara on the northwest. The capital and the largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. (Xinhuanet, China)
Timeline: Mauritania Jul 20, 2009
The government blames insurgents from Algeria. In search of a better life. (BBC News -- Africa)
Renewed Protests Mark Iran Prayer Service Jul 18, 2009
In countries like Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt etc, all sermons are written by the relgious ministry ensuring that nothing against government is said. Iran seems to be most democratic where anything against government can be said. (CBS News -- World)
Muslims stay silent onChina Jul 14, 2009
Relations with Muslim worldIn the Arab world, two extremist Islamic Web sites affiliated with al-Qaida called for killing Han Chinese in the Middle East, noting large communities of ethnic Chinese laborers work in Algeria and Saudi Arabia. "Chop off their heads at their workplaces or in their homes to tell them that the time of enslaving Muslims has gone," read one posting. (MSNBC -- International)
Global shift Jul 11, 2009
The G8 summit has had a strong focus on Africa this year, with African leaders from Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, and Libya taking part in the third day. And the G8 is increasingly seeing its role as promoting dialogue with other big emerging market countries, with the G5 (Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa) automatically invited each year - and also now take part in a regular series of meetings during the year (known as the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process, from the site... (BBC News -- Business)
Africa Should Give Obama A Break Jul 10, 2009
Look across Africa, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, the story is just pathetic. We vote party symbols with demons as candidates. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
8,000 Artists Celebrate In Panafrican Festival Jul 10, 2009
ALGIERS, Algeria, Jul ... Some 8,000 dancers, singers and other artists are gathering with academics for symposiums, plays and writing seminars at the second Panafrican Festival, which lasts until July 20 at hundreds of venues throughout Algeria ... "The idea is to reflect on what we've done with four decades of freedom," said Zouaoui Benhamadi, a senior Algerian official who's been preparing the festival for 14 months and describes it as "a gigantic think-tank for Africa.". (CBS News -- World)
Africa: What is America's Agenda? [analysis] Jul 9, 2009
Egypt and Algeria, for example, are anything but models of good governance. Struck oilTurning to Ghana, it is hard to ignore the obvious attractions it has for the United States. (allAfrica.com)
Global warming will be top issue at summit in Italy Jul 7, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Leaves for G8 Summit on Wednesday Jul 6, 2009
Nigeria alongside other African Heads of State and Government of Algeria, Egypt, Senegal and South Africa were invited to the G8 in 2001 for the first time to present their New Partnership for Africa;s Development (NEPAD) project ... These include the African Union in which Libya holds the Deputy Presidency and the Commission, the AfDB and NEPAD (represented by Ethiopia, its deputy president, and by the five members of the steering committee: South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Nigeria and Algeria. (allAfrica.com)
Foreign aid workers to pull out after women are kidnapped Jul 4, 2009
The Algerian singer Cheb Mami has been sentenced to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover. The 42-year-old star of Algeria's popular rai music, whose real name is Mohamed Khelifati, was arrested on his arrival in France on Monday night, having fled to Algeria two years ago. (Yahoo News -- Rap and Hip-Hop)
Should renewable energy include nuclear? Jun 30, 2009
Since 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has signed multibillion-dollar nuclear deals with the UAE, Qatar, Algeria, Libya, and Morocco. At the same time, France is promoting nuclear as a form of renewable power because it emits low levels of carbon dioxide. (Christian Science Monitor)
Moment of truth Jun 28, 2009
" Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Red Cross remembers Solferino Unlikely heroWhat he saw at Solferino shocked Dunant, and inspired him to develop an organisation dedicated to helping war wounded. Dunant was shocked by the violence and injury he saw at Solferino But the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had modest beginnings; Dunant and four friends met in an apartment in Geneva's old town to discuss possible rules for war, aimed at... (BBC News -- Europe)
Why Iran's Changed Forever Jun 25, 2009
Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Egypt in 1798, Muhammad Ali's conquest of the Nile Valley in 1805, and the French invasion of Algeria in 1830 introduced Europeans and European ideas into the region. The British discovery of oil in Persia in 1908, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Saudi conquest of Mecca and Medina in 1925, the awakening of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 1928, the Arab Revolt in Palestine in 1936, and the God-father-like victory of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cairo... (CBS News)
Statistics Defy Israeli Settlement Stance Jun 25, 2009
THEN Yaser Arafat and the PLO (by the way they are in fact documented terrorists that have publically taken credit for terrorist acts against civilians) "created" the idea of a Palestinian Home Land, which very conveniently happens to be Israel, which Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia ALL attached in the 1967 Six-Day War. isn't it amazing that all those countries haven't offered, or maybe they have even resisted, having a Palestinian State in... (CBS News -- World)
US official in Spain for Guantanamo talks Jun 17, 2009
Reprieve, a British non-governmental organization that represents many Guantanamo detainees, has said there are about five men from Tunisia and Algeria held at the U.S. facility who wish to be taken in by Spain. Fried's European travels come just two days after the European Union agreed to help "turn the page" on Guantanamo by allowing individual nations to take in some of the 240 or so detainees held there. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Algerian suicide bomb kills four Jun 4, 2009
A suicide attack on a police station in Algeria has killed at least four officers in Naciria, east of Algiers ... There has been an upsurge in violence in Algeria in recent months ... Violence has increased in Algeria since the main Islamist rebel group, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), changed its name to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb early last year. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Alan Gilbert argues Jun 4, 2009
Alexandere Kojeve, the brilliant Russian-French scholar of Hegel, Marxian of a kind, and the man who ran De Gaulle s economic policies and fostered European Union (amusingly, a successful philosopher-king or more aptly, philosopher to the king and without so much bloodiness he was not directly involved in De Gaulle s colonial war in Algeria, or the French army s torture of prisoners) was the second participant in On Tyranny. He had learned from Strauss. (Harper's Magazine)
Why U.S. is boosting ties with Africa, by official May 26, 2009
According to him, Nigeria alone supplies eight per cent of America's oil import while Angola and Algeria share the balance of nine per cent. ... Carson hinted that Nigeria, Angola and Algeria provide 98 per cent of LNG imports for the eastern part of the U.S. ... The American official pledged that the Obama administration would in the next four years "be focusing its efforts on strengthening democracy, promoting sustainable development, resolving or mitigating conflicts, and dealing with... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
US nuclear accord with a Persian Gulf state raises concerns about proliferation May 24, 2009
As for the UAE accord, Sokolski says it particularly falls short considering that it is likely to serve as the "model" for "the harder cases" in the region: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Libya, and other countries the US has suggested it is ready to work with on civilian nuclear power. Ploughshares' Mr. Cirincione says the US has elevated the UAE as a "good state" that is worthy of access to nuclear know-how, but he says the UAE can't be "awarded" in a vacuum. (Christian Science Monitor)
Africa: High-Level Engagement With Continent Has Started May 23, 2009
" America's ties with Africa are also based on a strong strategic and economic foundation, Carson said. "Today, approximately 17 percent of America's oil imports come from Africa, with Nigeria supplying some 8 percent of America's needs, followed by major imports from Angola, Algeria and Equatorial Guinea. " Nigeria, Angola and Algeria provide 98 percent of liquefied natural gas imports into the eastern United States, he noted. "In the months to come," Carson told his audience, "I look forward... (allAfrica.com)
From Albania, freed Guantnamo prisoner watches detainee debate unfold May 23, 2009
Of the 241 inmates still in Guantnamo, the US says that roughly 60 including the 17 remaining Uighurs, as well as detainees from Libya, Uzbekistan, and Algeria cannot be returned to their home country because they risk persecution at the hands of local authorities. "The remaining Uighurs would pose a threat to no one, and Abu Baker is an example," Willet says, referring to Qassim. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Kuwait protest for women's rights May 22, 2009
MID-EAST WOMEN'S RIGHTS Women can vote and be elected: Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Iran Women cannot vote or be elected: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia There are no elections: Syria (holds presidential referenda in which women can vote), UAE, Libya. "We cannot be elected or give our vote to any political candidate. We are deprived of this political right," Ms Mullah, from the Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social... (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
A French Obama? Not likely. May 21, 2009
President Nicolas Sarkozy, elected in 2007, appointed a highly visible set of female ministers, with roots in Senegal, Algeria, and Morocco. The president also appointed a well-known businessman of Arab extraction, Yazid Sabeg, to come up with recommendations on diversity. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
US sets free test case detainee May 16, 2009
An Algerian man held for seven years by the US has arrived in France after being set free from Guantanamo Bay ... His wife and two daughters, who went to Algeria after his arrest, will also be taken in by France, it said ... Since then, federal judges have ordered the release of 25 prisoners, including three of Mr Boumediene's fellow Algerian nationals. (BBC News -- Europe)
Young Algerians looking to Europe for a better future May 16, 2009
Young Algerians, struggling to find opportunities, look to Europe for a better future ... Algerian young people an estimated 70 percent of whom can't find work are getting impatient ... Algiers, Algeria - Jamal sits inside a brightly lit cafe one recent rainy day, watching cars splash through puddle-strewn potholes in the working class neighborhood of Douera. (Christian Science Monitor)
7 Invisible Footnotes to State's Official Line May 15, 2009
The council s important work, however, doesn t include confronting human rights abuses in Algeria, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Syria or Zimbabwe. The panel has declined to look into cases in those countries. (Human Events Online)
Gitmo inmates for Germany May 6, 2009
Washington has asked Germany to take in some of the 17 Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay for years and cleared for release, while France will accept an Algerian inmate, US officials said ... Meanwhile, France has agreed to accept Algerian Lakhdar Boumediene (43) held at Guantanamo for seven years and cleared of wrongdoing in November, sources told AFP on Tuesday ... Meanwhile, Algerian Boumediene could now be transferred "as early as the next ten days," a source aware of the discussions told AFP,... (iAfrica.com)
Basra residents safer, but looking for work May 5, 2009
Basra, Iraq's Algeria district is seen at night ... Basra, Iraq - At night when Basra's upscale Algeria district comes to life, Wissam Shawal rolls out his street-corner kebab stand and shapes the ground lamb onto skewers ... In the Algeria district, Mr Shawal, the kebab vendor, explains that while the Shiite militias were in charge they would have killed anyone speaking a foreign language. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
In Algiers, residents chafe at mammoth redevelopment plan May 2, 2009
Algiers, Algeria - Ringed by low hills and rocky beaches that sweep far into the distance, people here say Algiers Bay is among the world's most beautiful coasts ... Since the end of its civil war in 2002, Algeria has strived to pull itself out of the physical disrepair and international isolation brought on by a decade of vicious fighting that killed as many as 200,000 people ... 5 billion mosque, say it will bring the country into the modern world and give the Algerian people a capital they... (Christian Science Monitor)
Timeline: France Apr 29, 2009
Algerian War of Independence begins ... 1962 - Algeria gains independence from French colonial rule. (BBC News -- Europe)
Britain would consider taking Gitmo detainees Apr 28, 2009
They are from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Afghanistan, Chad, China, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Several European nations, including Portugal and Lithuania, have said they will consider taking such detainees. (MSNBC -- International)
Africa militants make UK threat Apr 28, 2009
Page last updated at 14:15 GMT, Monday, 27 April 2009 15:15 UK. Abu Qatada is awaiting extradition to Jordan, where he faces life in jail. (BBC News -- Africa)
We'll take a pass on this UN conference Apr 19, 2009
Human rights paragons such as Libya, Cuba, and Algeria will issue statements criticizing the human rights records of Israel and America - alone among nations. Although Nadle admits that some of the statements from the 2001 conference in Durban were "ugly" and "anti-Semitic," she claims that it is wrong to limit "people's right to speak their feelings and be heard.". (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
