Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for latest Algeria attacks
22/08/2008
In a new message broadcast Thursday, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for three recent attacks in Algeria that killed 68 people.Continue...
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Moroccans worry about Ramadan, school expenses
22/08/2008
Anticipated increases in food prices during the month of Ramadan have Moroccans worried, particularly given the rise in the cost-of-living index since last year.Continue...
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Day 14: Track events, taekwondo, offer last chance for Maghreb medals
22/08/2008
Morocco's hopes for a taekwondo medal are pinned to only one remaining athlete. Tunisia's last athlete in the martial art will compete on Saturday.Continue...
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Moroccan road safety activist Abdessamad Lemrabet seeks comprehensive state action
22/08/2008
A horrible road accident changed his life forever. Now lawyer Abdessamad Lemrabet is determined to see Morocco tackle the high human and financial cost of what he considers an inadequate road safety policy.Continue...
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Former Mauritanian prime minister re-arrested
22/08/2008
Days after being released from custody by Mauritania's new military leaders, former Prime Minister Ahmed Yahya Ould El Waghev was arrested Thursday (...Continue...
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Algeria to open new homeless shelters
22/08/2008
Algeria is accelerating plans to open five new centres for homeless people, following a fire which damaged the national shelter in Algiers, Echorouk...Continue...
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RSF denounces "constant harassment" of Tunisian journalist
22/08/2008
In a statement on Wednesday (August 20th), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) decried what it claims is Tunisia's "constant harassment of freelance jour...Continue...
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Dana Petroleum to drill for oil and gas in Morocco
22/08/2008
Dana Petroleum will begin drilling an exploration well in Morocco on the Bouanane license, the company said in a press release Wednesday (August 20th...Continue...
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Tunisia encourages expatriates to invest in farming sector
22/08/2008
Tunisia's Foreign Investments Promotion Agency hosted an information forum on Thursday (August 21st) aimed at encouraging Tunisian expatriates to inv...Continue...
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Africa Junior Volleyball Championship to begin in Tunisia
22/08/2008
The 13th African Nations Junior Volleyball Championship will kick off on Saturday (August 23rd) in Tunis, La Presse reported. Tunisia, Algeria, Moroc...Continue...
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Algerian club RC Kouba wins appeal
22/08/2008
In response to an appeal by Algerian football club RC Kouba, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, ordered the Algerian...Continue...
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Tunisian gamer to compete in Electronic Sports World Cup
22/08/2008
Aziz Mansouri will represent Tunisia at the Electronic Sports World Cup, to be held in San José, USA on August 25th-27th. The event will gather playe...Continue...
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Moroccan international Benjelloun on half-season loan to Charleroi
22/08/2008
Hibernian boss Mixu Paatelainen confirmed that Moroccan international Abdessalam Benjelloun has been loaned to Belgian Royal Charleroi for six months...Continue...
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Tunisia loses to Zimbabwe at African U-19 rugby championship
22/08/2008
Tunisia lost to Zimbabwe 11-18 and Morocco defeated Kenya 21-18 on Thursday (August 21st), the first day of the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR)...Continue...
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