Alertnet (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Source: Reuters ALGIERS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from political violence in Algeria rose to 125 in August from nine the previous month as al Qaeda stepped up its attacks, according to a Reuters count based ...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
FROM cutlass and cannon to earthquake and flood, powerful forces have long done damage to the Algiers Casbah, fabled bastion of Barbary pirates who plied the Mediterranean for
Polimom Says (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
I’m on the phone right now with Algiers Point. Power had been out for most of the day, but as we were speaking, the lights came on! It’s pretty hard to know whether that will hold, but FWIW, he got the AC running and everything, so things are looking UP there. James thinks he may [...]
Polimom Says (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
LOTS of folks googling in for information on Algiers. Near as I can tell, the West Bank is experiencing pretty minor damage (relatively), and it’s all due to wind. Tree limbs, etc. I’ve heard nothing at all about flooding. So far so good.
Beyond Katrina (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
The hurricane barrier guarding Algiers and West Jefferson is expected to fare well against Gustav's approaching surge, according to levee board and Jefferson Parish officials. Continue> > >
Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
ALGIERS:The Algerian cabinet chaired by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday adopted the 2009 finance bill predicated on an oil price of 37 dollars a barrel and a growth rate of 4.1 percent, it was announced here. Other markers were inflation at 3.5 percent and imports totalling 34 billion dollars, a communiqué said. Income was estimated at 2,786 [...]
News & Information (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
ALGIERS (Reuters) - From cutlass and canon to earthquake and flood, powerful forces have long done damage to the Algiers Casbah, fabled bastion of Barbary pirates who plied the……Read more
Polimom Says (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Thanks to some friends from Algiers Point who’ve emailed, I’ve managed to run down “my” people finally. They’re good. Everybody’s out who could go, and safely located outside the major danger areas. Those who couldn’t get out, of course, will be busily keeping the streets and water safe in the coming days. Phew! I really was starting [...]
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Source: Reuters ALGIERS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Islamist rebels linked to al Qaeda killed five Algerian soldiers and two municipal guards and wounded 14 soldiers in an ambush east of the capital, local newspapers ...
Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Algiers, Aug 29 (DPA) A group of radical Islamic rebels is suspected of having killed six Algerian soldiers and a lorry driver, Algerian security sources said Friday.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
In 1966, the year he was born, Marco Pontecorvo's father Gillo won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion with one of the greatest postwar Italian films, The Battle of Algiers. Forty-two years on, the soft-spoken cinematographer stood with a look of stunned bemusement on his face as the Venice audience gave him a standing ovation and 12 minutes of applause for his first film as director.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Algiers - A group of radical Islamic rebels is suspected of having killed six Algerian soldiers and a lorry driver, Algerian security sources said Friday. The attack by some 40 militants occurred early Friday on a motorway near the city of Batna, som...
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Algiers is to issue a decree giving the government a miminum 51% stake in local firms sold to foreigners or forming part of foreign partnerships. (...)[25mots] [0€]
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
ZCIGC (China) has landed a contract to complete the construction of 1,520 housing units at Ain Benian near Algiers. (...)[26mots] [1,5€]
The SNG Machine!! (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
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