Algeria
Egypt considers importing butane from Iran, Algeria
Business
May 22, 2011
Egypt considers importing butane from Iran, Algeria
To offset the mounting shortage of butane gas, Egypt's General Petroleum Corporation is mulling whether to import the natural resource…
Egypt’s Arab League candidate to arrive in Syria
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Egypt’s Arab League candidate to arrive in Syria
Egypt's candidate for the post of Arab League secretary general, Mostafa al-Fiqqi, will visit Damascus on Monday as part of…
Algeria calls for consensus on next Arab League chief
Egypt
April 28, 2011
Algeria calls for consensus on next Arab League chief
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said Thursday after meeting with the Qatari Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad in Doha that…
Al-Qaeda bolstering presence in Libya, Algeria says
World
April 5, 2011
Al-Qaeda bolstering presence in Libya, Algeria says
Algiers -- Algeria is concerned by a noticeably increased Al-Qaeda presence in neighboring Libya and worried militant groups could lay…
Algerian president promises political reforms
World
March 20, 2011
Algerian president promises political reforms
Algiers -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is pledging to make political reforms in the north African country, whose repressive government…
Algeria police use tear gas on protest in capital
World
March 16, 2011
Algeria police use tear gas on protest in capital
Algiers -- Police in the Algerian capital used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a crowd of young men who…
Algerian police try to break up protest in capital
World
February 19, 2011
Algerian police try to break up protest in capital
Algiers--Algerian police in riot gear used batons Saturday to break up a crowd of about 50 opposition supporters trying to…
Protesters force police cordon in Algiers demo
World
February 12, 2011
Protesters force police cordon in Algiers demo
Up to 2000 Algerian demonstrators briefly forced a police cordon Saturday as they tried to begin a banned march calling…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Cinema/TV
January 22, 2011
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…
Experts: Unlike in Egypt, Tunisia Islamists no threat to democracy
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Experts: Unlike in Egypt, Tunisia Islamists no threat to democracy
Islamists will not pose a threat to a possible democratic transformation in Tunisia following the toppling of President Zine al-Abidine…