Polisario questions effectiveness of latest Manhasset talks
03/07/2008
The Polisario Front may abandon Western Sahara negotiations with Morocco, following remarks by UN envoy Peter van Walsum that independence is no longer feasible.Continue...
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Algerians denounce Droukdel's New York Times interview
03/07/2008
Algerians rejected a number of assertions made by Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalek Droukdel in a recent interview with the New York Times. Terror victims decried attacks that kill or injure civilians while experts said the organisation's capabilities are limited.Continue...
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Mauritanian government resigns ahead of no-confidence vote Mauritanian Prime Minister Yahya Ould
03/07/2008
Ahmed El Waghef submitted his resignation on Thursday (July 3rd), mere hours before the National Assembly was set to debate a no-confidence measure a...Continue...
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Spain grants provisional release to jailed Moroccan deputy
03/07/2008
Moroccan deputy Yahya Yahya was granted a provisional release by a Spanish court on Wednesday (July 2nd) for two weeks until his sentencing hearing,...Continue...
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Maghreb energy ministers meet in Algiers
03/07/2008
The 8th session of the Maghreb Energy and Mines Ministers Council begins on Thursday (July 3rd) in Algiers, APS reported. Discussions are expected to...Continue...
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EU, Mediterranean partners hold trade talks in France
03/07/2008
Trade ministers from the EU and 13 Mediterranean countries met in the French city of Marseille on Tuesday (July 1st) and Wednesday for the first offi...Continue...
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FADES grants more than $110m to Mauritania for roads, energy
03/07/2008
The Kuwait-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (FADES) loaned Mauritania more than $110m for building roads and renting power generat...Continue...
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French Alstom wins 335m-euro power plant contract in Tunisia
03/07/2008
French company Alstom signed a 335 million-euro agreement with Tunisian state utility STEG to establish a 400MW combined-cycle power plant in Ghannou...Continue...
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Nine in 10 Algerians have telephone
03/07/2008
Nine out of ten Algerians have a telephone, compared to 50% of the population in 2000, Post, Information and Communication Technologies Minister Hami...Continue...
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Tunisia's Sfar reaches Wimbledon doubles quarterfinals
03/07/2008
In the best Wimbledon performance of her tennis career, Tunisian Selima Sfar reached the doubles quarterfinals with Russia's Ekaterina Makarova befor...Continue...
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After 50 years, Grand Prix racing returns to Morocco
03/07/2008
Morocco will host its first international motorsports race since the 1958 Formula One Grand Prix, when the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile...Continue...
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Maghreb countries climb in latest FIFA rankings
03/07/2008
Morocco and Tunisia both climbed three places to 40th and 47th position respectively in the latest FIFA rankings published Wednesday (July 2nd). New...Continue...
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Moroccan international Taouil renews deal with Scottish Kilmarnock
03/07/2008
Moroccan international Mehdi Taouil signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premier League FC Kilmarnock, local press reported on Wednesday (July 2n...Continue...
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