Long prison terms for teens involved in 2007 Casablanca bombings
12/06/2008
An appeals court upheld 10 to 15-year prison sentences earlier this week for three minors convicted of involvement in the 2007 suicide bombings in Casablanca. Defense lawyers call the sentences "harsh" while others say they will serve as an example to young people.Continue...
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Confusion mars Algerian baccalaureate exams
12/06/2008
Nearly 600,000 Algerian students are taking their baccalaureate exams this year. On the second day of the most important exams in the entire school curriculum, a page-numbering error in one paper caused a controversy.Continue...
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Algeria arrests 11 alleged Al-Qaeda recruits
12/06/2008
Under heightened security, 11 alleged al Qaeda recruits appeared in Guemar court in El Oued province on Wednesday (June 11th) for their first hearing...Continue...
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Morocco, US recognise successful security and military co-operation
12/06/2008
Moroccan Deputy Defence Minister Abderrahmane Sbai and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for African Affairs Theresa Marie Whelan met in Rabat...Continue...
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Algeria, UAE sign to swap debt for investments
12/06/2008
Algeria and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement on Wednesday (June 11th) to convert $330m of Algerian debt into investments. The accord is c...Continue...
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Algeria's Khelil backs Saudi proposal for global oil talks
12/06/2008
Algeria favours Saudi Arabia's plan for a global meeting between oil producer and consumer states to discuss the recent price hike and future prospec...Continue...
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ADB grant $263m for rehabilitation of Tunisian roads
12/06/2008
The Tunis-based African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $263.4m loan to Tunisia for a transport infrastructure project on Wednesday (June 11th). T...Continue...
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Air Algerie agrees to give workers 15% pay hike
12/06/2008
After weeks of negotiations with the seven trade unions representing the employees of Algerian national carrier Air Algerie, the company agreed on We...Continue...
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Friends scatter Yves Saint Laurent's ashes in Morocco
12/06/2008
The ashes of famed French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent were scattered in the garden of his Marrakesh villa in a private ceremony Wednesday (Ju...Continue...
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Algerian striker Cherrad goes back to Bastia
12/06/2008
French second division side Bastia signed Algerian striker Abdelmalek Cherrad to a one-year contract, the BBC reported on Wednesday (June 11th). Cher...Continue...
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Club Africain defender Gharzoul moves to French Sedan
12/06/2008
Tunisian defender Mohamed Ali Gharzoul signed a two-year contract with French second-division club Sedan Ardennes on Wednesday (June 11th). French-bo...Continue...
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Tunisia defeats Algeria to lead NAFU junior football tournament
12/06/2008
Tunisia's junior team defeated Algeria 2-1 and Morocco lost to Egypt 0-2 on the third day of the North African Football Union tournament Wednesday (J...Continue...
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