Tunisian students brace for the bac
04/06/2008
After enduring weeks of preparation, special classes, study sessions in cafés and anxious parents, Tunisian students will sit for the bac exam on June 4th.Continue...
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Human rights groups support jailed Sahrawi activist
04/06/2008
As Morocco announces a delay in the trial of Ennaama Asfari, Amnesty International says the case against the Sahrawi activist is politically motivated. A Moroccan human rights group counters that the charges are legitimate.Continue...
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Casablanca celebrates twelve centuries of Moroccan history
04/06/2008
As part of Morocco's national celebration of its 1200-year history, the city of Casablanca called on Amazigh and Arab musicians to showcase the country's rich cultural heritage on one stage.Continue...
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British experts inspect Algerian prisons
04/06/2008
Two experts from the British International Centre for Prison Studies visited the El Harrach prison in Algiers on Tuesday (June 3rd), El Khabar report...Continue...
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More Mauritanian refugees to be repatriated from Senegal
04/06/2008
A new group of 188 Mauritanian refugees is expected to return from Senegal to Mauritania's Brakna region on Thursday (June 5th), PANA reported. A tot...Continue...
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Austrian FM visits Maghreb to pursue hostages' release
04/06/2008
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik travelled to Mali and Algeria recently to help secure the release of two Austrian citizens kidnapped from T...Continue...
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Algeria to hold conference on Mediterranean Union
04/06/2008
Algiers will host a conference of Mediterranean foreign ministers on Thursday (June 5th) and Friday to discuss the Middle East crisis and the Mediter...Continue...
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Morocco signs co-operation deals with UN agriculture organisation
04/06/2008
Morocco's Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) signed three co-operation agreements totalling 815,00...Continue...
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Algeria's to open first car factory
04/06/2008
Algeria's first car-making factory will soon open, local press quoted Algerian Industry and Investment Promotion Minister Abdelhamid Temmar as saying...Continue...
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Algeria to convert Mauritanian debt into investments
04/06/2008
Algeria will convert an unspecified amount of Mauritanian debt into investment in Mauritania, APS reported on Tuesday (June 3rd). The decision was re...Continue...
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Moroccan inflation increases 3.7% in April
04/06/2008
Morocco's consumer price inflation index increased 3.7% year on year in April, the High Planning Commission (HCP) announced on Wednesday (June 4th)....Continue...
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Morocco expects more British visitors in 2008
04/06/2008
The number of British tourists expected to visit Morocco will increase significantly during the 2008 summer holiday, the Association of Independent T...Continue...
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Algeria loses to Argentina in Olympic volleyball qualifier
04/06/2008
Algeria lost 0-3 to Argentina on Tuesday (June 3rd) in their third match at a qualifying tournament in Tokyo for the Beijing Olympics. Italy remains...Continue...
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Tunisia, Algeria to play World Cup qualifiers without key players
04/06/2008
Tunisia's football team will fly to the Seychelles on Monday (June 9th) for their 2010 African/World Cup qualifier without key players Saber Ben Frej...Continue...
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South African wins fifth stage of Tour du Maroc
04/06/2008
South African cyclist Malcolm Lange won the fifth leg of the Tour du Maroc on Tuesday (June 3rd). He sprinted to the lead in the final stretch of th...Continue...
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