France

2009-11-19

Tunisia and French this week are carrying out joint naval exercises near Bizerte, ANSA reported on Wednesday (November 18th). The manoeuvres reported...

2009-11-18

Point Afrique will resume charter flights to the Mauritanian desert city of Atar next month, the French tour operator announced on Tuesday (November...

2009-11-18

A French-Algerian nuclear physicist arrested on terror-related charges in Paris last month allegedly contacted North African terrorists to discuss po...

2009-11-12

Nine of France's biggest electricity companies presented proposals to Libyan energy officials in Tripoli on Tuesday (November 10th), ANSA reported. P...

2009-10-26

French and Mauritanian army troops began joint training exercises in Atar, Nouakchott daily ANI reported on Sunday (October 25th). The military-co-op...

2009-10-26

French auto driver Stephane Peterhansel and Spanish bike racer Jordi Vildamos won the first stage of the Shamrock Rallye du Maroc, MAP reported. 2009...

2009-10-23

A consortium of Maghreb human rights organisations (CMODH) will hold its biannual meeting on Saturday (October 23rd) and Sunday in Nouakchott, MAP re...

2009-10-21

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will make his first state visit to France next week, ANI reported on Tuesday (October 20th). The trip m...

2009-10-09

Two Algerian-French brothers, aged 25 and 32, are in French police custody for alleged links with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, local and internat...

2009-10-06

Officials from the defence, interior and foreign ministries of Mauritania and France met Monday (October 5th) in Nouakchott for a first-ever bilatera...

2009-09-29

Morocco and France will improve co-operation in the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa...

2009-09-24

Morocco and France will co-chair a two-day conference on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) starting...

2009-09-16

A French appellate court on Wednesday (September 16th) will hear the case of the Algerian terrorist who planned the deadly 1995 Paris metro bombings,...

2009-09-15

France will provide Tunisian SMEs with a 40 million euro line of credit, TAP reported on Monday (September 14th). The plan, which offers a 10-year re...

2009-09-02

Libya and France will open the new Benghazi Central Hospital on Wednesday (September 2nd), Ansa reported. The event comes as part of the festivities...

2009-07-02

Algerian rai superstar Cheb Mami, aka Mohammed Khalifati, entered a French courtroom around 10 am Thursday (June 2nd) for what could be a one-day ass...

2009-05-28

Tunisia's Nessma TV covered the Cannes Film Festival this year for the first time, providing Maghreb television viewers with a "local" experience of the legendary cinema event.

2009-05-28

French Defence Minister Herve Morin on Wednesday (May 27th) presented a long-awaited draft law to compensate victims affected by French nuclear tests...

2009-05-24

Algeria will begin training Monday (May 25th) in France for their June 7th combined qualifier against Egypt, national coach Rabah Saadane said at a p...

2009-05-21

2009-05-17

French sailor Franck Cammas and his 7-member team on Friday (May 15th) beat the record for crossing the Mediterranean between Marseille and Carthage,...

2009-05-15

French yachtsman Franck Cammas and his 7-member crew will try to break the Mediterranean crossing record on Friday (May 15th), the Tunisian Sailing F...

2009-05-03

French national Eric M'Benga, the alleged mastermind of an international cocaine trafficking network dismantled in Mauritania 18 months ago, was extr...

2009-05-01

Moroccan imam Mohamed el Idrissi, 72, was expelled from France earlier this week and returned to his native country, AFP reported on Thursday (April...

2009-04-28

Morocco and France signed Monday (April 27th) in Rabat a reciprocal administrative agreement on social security benefits, MAP reported. The accord si...