Egypt
Egypt, Morocco top African Nations Cup tennis tournament
2008-11-18
Egyptian tennis player Sherif Sabry surprised Moroccan Mehdi Ziadi 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 to win the African Nations Cup men's singles tournament Sunday (Nove...
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Egyptian PM arrives in Tunisia
2008-10-23
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif arrived in Tunisia Wednesday (October 22nd) on a two-day official visit to boost economic co-operation between th...
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Egypt's Asec to build $600m cement plant in Algeria
2008-09-24
Egyptian cement manufacturer Asec plans to finish construction on a $600m cement plant in the Djefla province of Algeria within three years, local pr...
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Banned Islamist group denounces Algerian suicide attacks
2008-09-01
A banned Egyptian Islamist group denounced the recent suicide attacks in Boumerdes, Bouira, Tizi Ouzou, Skikda and Jijel that targeted "innocent Alge...
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Agadir Convention members discuss free trade regime
2008-08-29
The Trade Ministers of Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan, met Thursday (August 28th) in Cairo to discuss the revival of the Agadir Convention, whic...
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African ministers arrive in Egypt for AU summit
2008-06-27
African Foreign Ministers are beginning to gather today in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for the 11th African Union (AU) Summit, set to begin on Monday (Jun...
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Egypt to host forum on Mediterranean Union proposal
2008-05-23
Egypt has invited Arab Mediterranean countries and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to meet in Cairo on May 24th to discuss French President...
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African Confederation Cup 1/8-final round starts
2008-04-27
Senegalese St-Louis Linguère beat Tunisia's CS Sfaxien 3-2 in an African Confederation (CAF) Cup 1/8-finals first leg game, played on Saturday (April...
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Wydad wins first leg of Arab Champions League semi-finals
2008-04-16
Wydad Casablanca defeated Jordan's al-Faisaly 2-1 in the first leg of the Arab Champions League semi-finals, played Tuesday (April 15th) in Amman. Go...
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Maghreb teams advance to African clubs' volleyball championship quarter-finals
2008-04-13
Esperance de Tunis beat Egypt's Al Ahly 3-1 in sets Saturday (April 12th) to win Group C at the 27th Men's African Club Championship now under way in...
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Three Maghreb teams advance to Confederation Cup third round
2008-04-08
Defending champion CS Sfaxien eliminated Algeria's JSM Bejaia, moving on to play Senegal's Linguere St. Louis in the third round of the African Confe...
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African Champions League: JSK qualify, JSM Béjaia and MC Alger eliminated
2008-04-07
Algerian football teams have had varying fortunes in the African Champions League. While JS Kabylie qualified on Sunday, pulling off a no-score draw against local team Ashanti Gold in Ghana, ES Setif, JSM Bejaïa and MC Algiers have all been eliminated since Friday.
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Experts place Agadir agreement under scrutiny
2008-04-07
At a recent conference in Tunis, experts discussed the state of the Agadir Agreement, which provides for the creation of a free-trade area between Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt. Opinions were varied on the progress towards implementation, but most agreed the inclusion of civil society and business organisations is essential to success.
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Bouteflika kicks off official visit to Cairo
2008-03-31
Following the Arab League Summit in Damascus, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika headed to Cairo on Sunday (March 30th) for an official visit at...
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CAF: Big win for JSK, Mouloudia d’Alger falters
2008-03-24
JSK excelled on Friday with a comfortable 3-0 home victory over Ghanaian team Ashanti in the last 32 of the African Champions League. Meanwhile, Mouloudia d’Alger have failed to impress fans with a goalless draw in the CAF Confederation Cup against Egyptian side Haris El Houdoud in Algiers.
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CAF second round kicks off
2008-03-23
Tunisia's CS Sfaxien beat Algeria's JS Bejaia 1-0 in an African Confederation Cup (CAF) match on Saturday (March 2nd) in Sfax. Houcine Jaber scored t...
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ES Sétif to play Egypt's al-Jaish in ACL semi finals
2008-03-23
ES Sétif will clash with Egypt's al-Jaish in the Arab Champions League (ACL) semi finals, FAF reported on its website on Friday (March 21st). The fir...
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Telecom Egypt buys out Algerian private telephone operator
2008-03-07
Telecom Egypt has acquired the entire capital of Lacom, the only private fixed telecommunications operator in Algeria, local and foreign press report...
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Algeria, Egypt sign 19 co-operation agreements
2008-03-04
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Nadhif inked 19 co-operation agreements at the close of a joint commi...
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USM Alger suffers second ACL loss
2008-03-04
USM Alger suffered its second defeat in the Arab Champions League when it lost 1-0 to Syria's al-Taliya on Monday (March 3rd) in Algiers. The Algeria...
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ACL: USM Alger loses to Egypt's el-Jaish
2008-02-19
USM Alger lost 0-1 to Egypt's el-Jaish in an Arab Champions League quarterfinal match played on Monday (February 18th) in Algiers. Following the defe...
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New Arab media charter seen as censorship tool
2008-02-18
A new charter to regulate satellite television networks adopted recently by Arab information ministers is under attack in the Maghreb. Critics see the measure as an attempt to censor Arab media and render political dissent impossible.
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Arab Champions League matches resume
2008-02-18
The Arab Champions League quarterfinal matches resume on Monday (February 18th) when Algeria's USM Algiers will clash with Egypt's el-Jaish in Cairo....
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Algerian prisoners in Libya and Tunisia become national issue
2008-02-17
Dozens of Algerians, including several women, remain jailed in Tunisia and Libya. Family members concerned about severe penalties and possible mistreatment are calling for the Algerian government to intervene to secure either their release or transfer to prisons back home.
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