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OPEC president calls for reduction of world oil stocks

ALGIERS: OPEC president Chakib Khelil said Tuesday the level of global oil inventories should be reduced by four days to stabilise the price of crude. Khelil, who is Algeria's energy minister, said the forward demand cover for...

TIMELINE-Algeria's political violence death toll drops in Nov

Source: Reuters Dec 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from political violence in Algeria fell to eight in November from 13 in October and 31 in September, according to a Reuters count based on newspaper reports. Six ...

Algerian troops kill four suspected extremists

ALGIERS, Dec 02, 2008 (AFP) - An Algerian army patrol killed four armed suspected Islamic extremists travelling by car near Tizi Ouzou, 140 kilomtres (85 miles) east of Algiers, newspapers reported Tuesday. The patrol...

Africans look to thwart terrorism through co-operation

Terrorist financing is the central theme of a conference under way in Algiers. Experts from North and West Africa are meeting to discuss ways to improve and expand counter-terrorism efforts in the region.

Algiers police train in subway security

More than 200 Algerian police officers completed training last month in the "latest security techniques used all over the world" for subway transport systems, APS quoted Algiers Police Deputy Chief Superintendent Mustapha...

Algeria accuses France of holding diplomat hostage

ALGIERS — Algeria's foreign minister has accused France of unfairly holding a senior Algerian diplomat "hostage" as part of a probe into a 1987 murder. Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci says diplomat Ziane Hasseni has been...

Algiers residents say blight is the cause of crime their neighborhood

09:28 AM CST on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Bigad Shaban / Eyewitness News From unsightly to unsafe, that's what some residents are now saying about the evolution of the blight problem that still sits in their backyard. Crime...

Algerian human rights lawyer convicted for denouncing violations

The Court of Appeals in Algiers upheld the conviction of a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday. Amine Sidhoum was found guilty of bringing the Algerian judiciary into disrepute on 18 April 2008. The conviction relates to a...

Algeria: Algerian human rights lawyer convicted for denouncing violations

The Court of Appeals in Algiers upheld the conviction of a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday. Amine Sidhoum was found guilty of bringing the Algerian judiciary into disrepute on 13 April 2008. The conviction relates to a...

Joint Algerian-British committee begins work in Algiers

The joint Algerian-British committee began its work Monday (November 24th) in Algiers under the chairmanships of British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Bill Rammell and Algeria's Minister in charge of Maghreb and African...

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