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2009-11-20en_GBAlgerian militants who fought in Iraq are joining AQIM upon their return, warn Algerian security experts.awi/features/2009/11/20/feature-01images/2009/11/20/091120Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-20en_GBIndependence celebrations took on a muted tone as football and approaching holidays pre-occupy many Moroccans.awi/features/2009/11/20/feature-02images/2009/11/20/091120Feature2Photo1TN.jpg2009-11-19en_GBThe Opus Foundation recently honoured grass-roots activist Aicha Ech-Chenna for her work to help Moroccan single mothers achieve dignity and self-sufficiency.awi/features/2009/11/19/feature-01images/2009/11/19/091119Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-19en_GBFennecs fans rejoiced after Antar Yahia slotted the only goal in the World Cup qualifier playoff between Algeria and Egypt.awi/features/2009/11/19/feature-02images/2009/11/19/091119Feature2PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-19en_GBAlgeria's directors, who have earned honours at this year's Cairo International Film Festival, are drawing both fire and praise for tolerating dialogue with a local flavour.awi/features/2009/11/19/feature-03images/2009/11/19/091119Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-18en_GBNew projects to promote leadership roles for women will strengthen democracy, according to ministers from Mediterranean countries who met recently in Marrakech.awi/features/2009/11/18/feature-01images/2009/11/18/091118Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-18en_GBWriting his own songs has brought Studio 2M judge Karim Tadlawi a new appreciation for Morocco's home-grown musical masterpieces.awi/features/2009/11/18/feature-03images/2009/11/18/091118Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-17en_GB"Dawaha" ("The Secrets"), the latest film from Tunisian film-maker Raja Ammari, gripped the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival with a tale of friendship, family and violence.awi/features/2009/11/17/feature-01images/2009/11/17/091117Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-17en_GBProfessionals in the cinematic arts met in Rabat to explore the ways film contributes to human rights awareness.awi/features/2009/11/17/feature-03images/2009/11/17/091117Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-16en_GBA dreary performance against Cameroon on Saturday dashed Morocco's hopes for a shot at the World Cup.awi/features/2009/11/16/feature-01images/2009/11/16/091116Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-16en_GBTunisia's Carthage Eagles found themselves in a swan dive on Saturday when Mozambique's Dario netted a goal that cost them their World Cup hopes.awi/features/2009/11/16/feature-02images/2009/11/16/091116Feature2PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-16en_GBThis year's Carthage Theatre Days are in full swing, with performances from across the Arab world and Africa.awi/features/2009/11/16/feature-03images/2009/11/16/091116Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-15en_GBThe only way Algeria could have failed to clinch their World Cup slot in Cairo on Saturday was if Egypt won by a 2-goal margin. The Pharaohs' surprise shutout forces the Greens into a playoff next week.awi/features/2009/11/15/feature-01images/2009/11/15/091115Feature1Photo1TN.jpg2009-11-13en_GBAmid signs that some fans are out of hand, diplomats and sport officials are urging Algerians and Egyptians alike to be civil and peaceful as the Cairo World Cup qualifier approaches.awi/features/2009/11/13/feature-01images/2009/11/13/091113Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-13en_GBThe Moroccan government says a draft law is in the works to extend insurance payments to the unemployed.awi/features/2009/11/13/feature-02images/2009/11/13/091113Feature2PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-12en_GBWhile Morocco's human development projects have gained ground, a recent study found that local efforts could benefit from more participation by women and young people.awi/features/2009/11/12/feature-01images/2009/11/12/091112Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-12en_GBCairo's streets are flooded with Greens supporters and Pharaohs fans, all of them eager to see the outcome of the critical November 14th World Cup qualifier.awi/features/2009/11/12/feature-02images/2009/11/12/091112Feature2PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-12en_GBReturning from a year's play in the UAE, Raja Casablanca striker Soufiane Alloudi vows to raise the level of play in the Moroccan Premier League.awi/features/2009/11/12/feature-03images/2009/11/12/091112Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-11en_GBNew distribution rules prompted three Tunisian opposition parties cease circulation for a week, to protest what they perceive as media repression by authorities.awi/features/2009/11/11/feature-01images/2009/11/11/091111Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-11en_GBA new governmental body must be created to negotiate the price of medicines, according to a recent report by a committee of the Moroccan Parliament.awi/features/2009/11/11/feature-02images/2009/11/11/091111Feature2PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-11en_GBAlgerian teams are on the alert for locust infiltration in the country's southern areas, and other personnel will collaborate with colleagues in Mauritania to stamp out the destructive insects.awi/features/2009/11/11/feature-03images/2009/11/11/091111Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-10en_GBDozens of trade unionists imprisoned for protesting working conditions in Tunisia's Gafsa mining basin have been released following a pardon from President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.awi/features/2009/11/10/feature-01images/2009/11/10/091110Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-10en_GBWith deaths from car accidents soaring in Algeria, authorities are looking to curb the crashes caused by faulty spare parts by banning imports from anywhere but the most reliable sources.awi/features/2009/11/10/feature-02images/2009/11/10/091110Feature2PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-10en_GBOfficials urge parents not to worry as incidents of flu rise throughout schools.awi/features/2009/11/10/feature-03images/2009/11/10/091110Feature3PhotoTN.jpg2009-11-09en_GBAlgeria will take its fight against paying ransoms to terrorists to the global level by introducing a UN resolution.awi/features/2009/11/09/feature-01images/2009/11/09/091109Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-11-06en_GBTapping sunlight for power may allow Morocco to spark economic development, cut its reliance on foreign energy sources, and safeguard the environment.awi/features/2009/11/06/feature-01images/2009/11/06/091106-Feature1-photoTN.jpg2009-11-06en_GBThe impending Algeria vs. Egypt match has galvanised entrepreneurs in Algeria, who are making a quick sell of souvenirs and regalia of the national team.awi/features/2009/11/06/feature-02images/2009/11/06/091106-Feature2-photoTN.jpg2009-11-05en_GBAs radical groups in Somalia grow in power, new concerns are mounting in the Maghreb about how to keep young people from adopting extremist ideologies.awi/features/2009/11/05/feature-01images/2009/11/05/091105Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-11-05en_GBTop government officials from G-8 and MENA states met with other international delegates in Morocco to discuss pressing regional and global issues.awi/features/2009/11/05/feature-02images/2009/11/05/091105Feature2photoTN.jpg2009-11-04en_GBTunisian authorities are charging Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist and critic of the government, with committing crimes ranging from defamation to assault.awi/features/2009/11/04/feature-01images/2009/11/04/091104Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-11-04en_GBThe Ministry of Health has unveiled a project to build 14 cancer treatment centres to help treat the staggering number of Algerians diagnosed with the disease each year.awi/features/2009/11/04/feature-02images/2009/11/04/091104Feature2photoTN.jpg2009-11-04en_GBMorocco has earned the recognition of the Union of Arab Women Investors for its support for businesswomen.awi/features/2009/11/04/feature-03images/2009/11/04/091104Feature3photoTN.jpg2009-11-03en_GBPrison terms and hefty fines loom over two journalists after judges decided their cartoon was insulting to the Moroccan flag and a member of the royal family.awi/features/2009/11/03/feature-01images/2009/11/03/091103Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-11-03en_GBFed up with overcrowded classrooms and other problems in public schools, several Moroccan teachers' unions held a strike on October 29th.awi/features/2009/11/03/feature-02images/2009/11/03/091103Feature2photoTN.jpg2009-11-03en_GBUnions representing Algeria's educators and public health workers will hit the streets starting November 8th to voice demands for a better and retroactively-applied pay scale.awi/features/2009/11/03/feature-03images/2009/11/03/091103Feature3photoTN.jpg2009-11-02en_GBJeunesse Massira's Amine Trafah stunned the crowd with a hat trick, as Difaa El Jadida snatched a victory from Wydad Fes to maintain its hold on the Moroccan Premier League's top spot.awi/features/2009/11/02/feature-01images/2009/11/02/091102Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-10-30en_GBAlgerian authorities are promoting "flood awareness" in an effort to prevent disaster-related deaths and disease.awi/features/2009/10/30/feature-01images/2009/10/30/091030Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-10-30en_GBThe Salon du Livre d'Alger (SILA) 2009, Algeria's international book fair, runs through November 6th and is drawing crowds of people who love the printed page.awi/features/2009/10/30/feature-02images/2009/10/30/091030Feature2photoTN.jpg2009-10-29en_GBUnion leaders claim that despite ongoing dialogue, the Moroccan government is ignoring basic demands including wage increases and changes to the public-sector pay scale.awi/features/2009/10/29/feature-01images/2009/10/29/091029Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-10-29en_GBDespite official data showing a dip in the nation's poverty rate, Morocco has announced a new strategic framework to tackle the problem.awi/features/2009/10/29/feature-02images/2009/10/29/091029Feature2photoTN.jpg2009-10-29en_GBMauritania's 4th National Film Week celebrates the country's Arabic, African and Berber cultural traditions.awi/features/2009/10/29/feature-03images/2009/10/29/091029Feature3photoTN.jpg2009-10-28en_GBIn the wake of last week's housing protests in the capital, the Algerian government has announced it will extend large low-interest loans to less-affluent people.awi/features/2009/10/28/feature-01images/2009/10/28/091028Feature1photoTN.jpg2009-10-28en_GBA set of agreements inked last week in Rabat tightened ties between Morocco and Libya.awi/features/2009/10/28/feature-02images/2009/10/28/091028Feature2photoTN.jpg2009-10-28en_GBAspiring stars lined up in Algiers and fought their way to a place in this year's Star Academy Maghreb competition.awi/features/2009/10/28/feature-03images/2009/10/28/091028Feature3photoTN.jpg2009-10-27en_GBFormer Algerian prison inmates will receive small loans to ease their re-integration into society and lower their chance of becoming repeat offenders.awi/features/2009/10/27/feature-01images/2009/10/27/091027feature1photoTN.jpg2009-10-27en_GBBecause many employers are looking for candidates with strong skills in spoken and written French, young Moroccans with limited language abilities are having difficulty finding work.awi/features/2009/10/27/feature-02images/2009/10/27/091027feature2photoTN.jpg2009-10-27en_GBIn elections held on Sunday, opposition candidates won a record-breaking 53 seats in Tunisia's Parliament.awi/features/2009/10/27/feature-03images/2009/10/27/091027feature3photoTN.jpg2009-10-26en_GBTunisian voters re-elected President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and reaffirmed the ruling party's parliamentary mandate.awi/features/2009/10/26/feature-01images/2009/10/26/091026Feature4PhotoTN.jpg2009-10-26en_GBThe Algerian Start-Up Initiative will nurture up-and-coming firms in the new information and communications technology arena, according to government ministers.awi/features/2009/10/26/feature-02images/2009/10/26/091026Feature1PhotoTN.jpg2009-10-26en_GBThe 6th round of the Moroccan Football Premier League saw little in the way of spectacular play, as draws and low scores were the rule.awi/features/2009/10/26/feature-03images/2009/10/26/091026Feature2PhotoTN.jpg More features...