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The Interior Ministers of the Western Mediterranean countries, gathered in the 5 +5 group, which convened their 15th meeting on Tuesday in Algiers, have renewed their pledge to fight terrorism and organized Crime, two plagues that are endangering the whole region, especially in the aftermath of the Malian crisis, which has many implications for all the […]
World Bank Vice President for the North Africa & the Middle East, Mrs. Inger Andersen, has paid lately a three-day visit to Libya carrying a message of hope and support to the efforts made by the new Libyan authorities to build a new democratic State. During her visit, first of its kind since the fall […]
Air British Petroleum (BP) has penetrated the Tunisian aviation fuel sector through a commercial and technical service agreement with Tunisia’s national oil distribution company, AGIL. The agreement allows service coverage at seven airports, namely Tunis Carthage, Djerba, Enfidha, Tozor, Tabarka, Monastir and Sfax. This is the second agreement of this type being concluded by the company […]
Another discovery has been made by Repsol, a Spanish petroleum company. It discovered gas in Algeria around an area not far from the In Amenas plant which was attacked by terrorists in the beginning of the year. Even though the Spanish company is yet to release an official statement to give details about its finding, […]
Algerian imams have been authorized to set up their own trade union that will stand as the advocate and protector of the Sunni Islam practiced in Algeria and as a bulwark against other religious trends, mainly salafism. The mission entrusted to the union mainly consists in defending the material and moral rights of imams and […]
President François Hollande of France is paying as of Wednesday a two-day state visit to Morocco, his first since his election in May last year. The aims of this visit are both political and economic, Morocco being France’s major partner in the Maghreb and France being Morocco’s closest friend in Europe. “The relationship between the […]
Many foreign political analysts seem increasingly are concerned over the geostrategic implications of the rapid rapprochement between Egypt and Iran, two former foes that are apparently becoming new friends in the Arab Spring era! They are currently busing working to enhance their relationship and warm up their once frosty ties. Few days ago, the two […]
In the mid of the 2008 financial meltdown, countries from the periphery injected their hard-won money into the rescue of Western financial institutions and near-defaulting governments. Those events have definitely cleared the way for the arrival of new powers on the international scene, showed in the rush at calling up an enlarged G-20 in early […]
Globalization is generally viewed as the inevitable solution to many of the world’s inequality issues, especially where access to education and educational resources are concerned. Technology as a facilitator of educational equity through increased access to education and educational resources is also viewed as an inevitable leveler of the proverbial global playing field. Technology is […]
The curtains of the 6th edition of the International Children’s Exposition (SIE 2013) have been raised by the Secretary of State to the Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Belkacem Mellah at the Pins Maritimes Exhibition Centre of Algiers. This year’s edition is being held under the theme “My Algeria, My Future.” During his opening […]