New Moroccan political party faces challenges, scrutiny in lead-up to 2009 elections
21/09/2008
Morocco's new Authenticity and Modernity party (PAM) has been surrounded by controversy since its creation by former Interior Minister Fouad Ali El Himma. Five political parties merged to form the new entity; this weekend was the first test of its viability.Continue...
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Violence heats up during Ramadan in Morocco
21/09/2008
Moroccans admit to being more irritable during Ramadan. Less food and sleep appear to cause an increase in violent behaviour, sociologists and security services agree.Continue...
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Kidnapped Mauritanian soldiers found beheaded; country seeks anti-terror help
21/09/2008
Eleven Mauritanian soldiers and a civilian guide kidnapped by al-Qaeda last week in Aklet Tourine were found beheaded on Friday (September 18th), les...Continue...
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Algeria foils attacks in Jijel, Tizi Ouzou
21/09/2008
Members of the Algerian army, gendarmerie, judicial police and communal guard have been deployed since Saturday morning (September 20th) throughout s...Continue...
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Security tightened around Algerian mosques
21/09/2008
Algeria's religious affairs ministry began tightening security measures around mosques on Saturday (September 20th), Echorouk reported. The move bans...Continue...
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Algiers to host international conference on illegal immigration
21/09/2008
A conference focusing on the issue of illegal immigration will be held in Algiers on Saturday (September 28th) with the participation of 13 foreign a...Continue...
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Morocco to invest $12b in phosphate production
21/09/2008
Morocco's Office Cherifien de Phosphate (OCP) plans to invest more than $12 billion to expand its market share, company CEO Mostafa Tarrab said at a...Continue...
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Moroccan Sufis gather for national meeting
21/09/2008
Thirty Moroccan Sufi brotherhoods launched their first national meeting on Friday evening (September 19th) in the spiritual centre of Sidi Chike, nea...Continue...
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Mixed results in Tunisian CAF Cup matches
21/09/2008
Tunisia's CS Sfaxien scored a 1-0 home win over Egypt's Haras El-Houdoud Friday (September 19th) to take the African Confederation Cup Group A lead w...Continue...
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Algeria's ES Setif, MCA sign new coaches
21/09/2008
French coach Alain Michel arrives Sunday (September 21st) in Algiers to be officially presented as the new coach for MC Algiers, Liberte reported. Th...Continue...
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Tunisian national handball team close to signing Croatian coach
21/09/2008
Croatia's Zoran Zivkovic is likely to be named as the Tunisian handball team's new national coach, La Presse reported on Sunday (September 21st). Ziv...Continue...
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