Cup victory makes JSM Béjaïa history
17/06/2008
JSM Béjaïa won their first Algerian Cup on Monday, beating WA Tlemcen 3-1 in a shoot-out in Blida. President Bouteflika awarded the trophy to team captain Mounir Zeghdoud.Continue...
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Moroccan human rights council sues newspaper
17/06/2008
Morocco's Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH) took Al Jarida Al Oula to court to prevent the new daily from publishing a series of statements made to the Equity and Reconciliation Commission.Continue...
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Arab officials call for respecting prisoners' rights
17/06/2008
Corrections professionals called upon Arab states at a conference in Tunis last week to improve their treatment of prisoners, and to develop a broader approach to the rehabilitation of convicted criminals.Continue...
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Algerian court convicts 7 terrorists planning to fight in Iraq
17/06/2008
An Oran criminal court sentenced seven members of al Qaeda's Maghreb branch to 3-5 years in prison on terrorism charges for planning to join militant...Continue...
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Libya expected to return first group of Algerian inmates
17/06/2008
Libya will return the first group of 13 Algerian prisoners held in Libyan jails within the next 3 weeks, El Khabar reported on Tuesday (June 17th). A...Continue...
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Algerian census data shows drop in demographic growth rate
17/06/2008
According to preliminary census figures released on Monday (June 16th) by the National Statistics Office (ONS), Algeria's annual average demographic...Continue...
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British authorities release jailed Algerian university employee
17/06/2008
University of Nottingham employee Hicham Yezza, who faced deportation to his native Algeria on immigration offence charges, was released on bail from...Continue...
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NATO, Algeria discuss counterterrorism programme
17/06/2008
NATO Deputy Secretary-General Claudio Bisogniero proposed a comprehensive security and counterterrorism programme to Algeria during a two-day symposi...Continue...
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RSF denounce latest development of journalists' cases in Algeria
17/06/2008
The "lack of toleration for outspoken journalists" is "creating a climate of mistrust" in Algeria, Reporters without Borders (RSF) said in a statemen...Continue...
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Russia's Gazprom opens office in Algeria
17/06/2008
Russian gas company Gazprom opened an office in Algeria, local press reported on Monday (June 16th), noting that Gazprom officials said co-operation...Continue...
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TUI buys Moroccan Jet4You
17/06/2008
TUI AG has acquired 100% of the Moroccan low-cost carrier Jet4You, AFP quotes Jet4You CEO Jawad Ziyat as saying on Monday (June 16th). The company op...Continue...
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Tunisian wins world junior weightlifting title
17/06/2008
Tunisian weightlifter Khelil Maouia won the world junior weightlifting title in the 56-kg category Monday (June 16th) in Cali, Colombia. Maouia took...Continue...
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Maghreb woman wins 3,000m steeplechase at French track meet
17/06/2008
Tunisian athlete Habiba Gheribi won the 3,000m steeplechase race Sunday (June 15th) in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France on the first leg of an 11-meet Fr...Continue...
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