British authorities thwart terrorist plot
11/08/2006
A terrorist plot to blow up aeroplanes travelling between Britain and the United States was stymied by British authorities after reportedly being tipped off by a British Muslim. British Muslims expressed shock at the plot and praised the police for alerting them to the situation.Continue...
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Yto Barrada discusses her love of photographing international borders
11/08/2006
Yto Barrada's dual French-Moroccan citizenship has allowed her to travel with relative ease. This has inspired her to take pictures of people for whom border crossings are more difficult.Continue...
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Italy's Intini starts four-day visit to Algeria
11/08/2006
Deputy Italian Foreign Minister Ugo Intini started a four-day working visit to Algeria on Thursday (10 August). Talks with Algerian officials are exp...Continue...
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Morocco to privatise 52 per cent of maritime company Comanav
11/08/2006
The Moroccan government announced the planned privatisation of 52 per cent of its shares in maritime company Comanav on Thursday (10 August). The ann...Continue...
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Libya, Egypt step up customs co-operation
11/08/2006
A joint Libyan-Egyptian technical committee gathered in Tripoli to study a proposal for setting up a common customs station to facilitate the movemen...Continue...
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Bahraini company to invest in Libyan residential, tourism development project
11/08/2006
Bahrain-based Tameer Holding announced plans to develop a $20 billion residential and tourism development project near Tripoli, the largest Arab inve...Continue...
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US allocates $2.25m for poverty mitigation programmes in Mauritania
11/08/2006
The United States donated $2.25m for Mauritanian poverty mitigation programmes. The contract was signed by Mauritanian Commissioner for Food Security...Continue...
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Leila Ben Ali to receive FCEM award
11/08/2006
Leila Ben Ali, wife of Tunisian President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, will be presented with this year's World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM)...Continue...
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Maghreb nations win medals at Africa Track and Field Championships
11/08/2006
Algeria's Issam Nima won the bronze medal at 8.37m in the men's long jump at the African Track and Field Championships, which started Wednesday (9 Au...Continue...
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Manchester City confirms signing Tunisia's Trabelsi
11/08/2006
Tunisia's Hatem Trabelsi has completed his transfer to Manchester City on a free contract, the club's website announced on Thursday (10 August). "Hat...Continue...
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Algeria's first-division football championship starts
11/08/2006
The 45th season of the Algerian first-division football championship started on Thursday (10 August). The first day saw 4-1 victories by Paradou AC o...Continue...
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Mellouli signs contract to promote Maghreb sportsmen
11/08/2006
The Karoui Group signed Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli, who competes for the University of Southern California, to a three-year partnership agreem...Continue...
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