Latest news - Algiers, Algeria (Source: Yahoo News)
- 21/02/12 > Exclusive - Algeria to allow foreign NGOs to monitor vote : ALGIERS (Reuters) - Election observers from U.S. non-governmental organisations the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute will for the first time be able to monitor a parliamentary election in Algeria later this year, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Daho Ould Kablia told Reuters that the government, accused of interfering in past votes, would play only a logistical role in ...
- 21/02/12 > Russia boosts arms sales to Syria despite world pressure : MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia faces a growing international outcry over its arms sales to Syria but shows no sign of bowing to pressure and has even increased deliveries of arms that critics say are helping keep President Bashar al-Assad in power. The biggest importer of arms to Syria, Russia sold Damascus nearly $1 billion worth of arms including missile systems last year, while shipments of ...
- 21/02/12 > African Cup of Nations - Algeria call up Ghezzal : Algeria have called up striker Abdelkader Ghezzal to replace the injured Hassan Yebda for their African Nations Cup qualifier in Gambia.
- 21/02/12 > Algeria call up Ghezzal for injured Yebda : Algeria have called up striker Abdelkader Ghezzal to replace injured midfielder Hassan Yebda for their African Nations Cup qualifier in Gambia, the country's football federation said on Tuesday.
- 20/02/12 > Olympics-Libya targetting Rio Games for first medal : Libya's Olympic chief is targetting the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro for the country's first medal as he attempts to overcome the years of sporting neglect under Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
- 20/02/12 > Wataniya Telecom Improves Customers’ First Use Experience with Comptel Dynamic SIM Management : HELSINKI--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Comptel’s solution helps leading Kuwaiti operator to differentiate from competition by providing dynamic interaction with customers at the time of activation Comptel Corporation ...
- 18/02/12 > Maghreb bloc meets for first time in 15 years : Foreign ministers from five countries that make up the Maghreb Union have gathered in Rabat for the first time in over 15 years. The organisation…
- 15/02/12 > Is an Arab Spring in the air for Algeria? : ALGIERS (Reuters) - When Moncef Marzouki, a former dissident transformed by the "Arab Spring" into Tunisia's president, paid an official visit to Algeria on Sunday, red and white Tunisian flags flew from lamp-posts in his honour. Just two days earlier, another former dissident and leading figure of Tunisia's revolution had been barred from entering. Sihem Bensedrine was allowed into the country ...
- 15/02/12 > Alan Green: Full-time Fabio Capello was a waste, Harry Redknapp can do it on his break : From the off, may I hit one nail very forcibly on the head? International management needn’t necessarily be a full-time job. Indeed, I think most national team coaches, particularly Fabio Capello at £6 million a year, are guilty of outrageous bluff. Part-time is all it is. Related Stories Alan Green: Champions League agony ahead for English clubs Alan Green: Manchester United and Liverpool ...
- 31/01/12 > Algeria Islamist leader predicts unrest if vote rigged : ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's government will ignite an explosion of unrest if it tries to rig a parliamentary election in May to keep its grip on power, according to the leader of an Islamist opposition party vying for a big share of the vote. Algeria, a big energy exporter, is the only North African state largely untouched by the "Arab Spring" upheavals in the region but the election could ...