Algeria

Morocco bound

On the 10th anniversary of Paul Bowles's death, Paul Theroux remembers the writer and traveller who set him on his way T he Sheltering Sky was Paul Bowles's first novel and, although he honed his art almost to his dying day –...

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This week's film event previews

London Children's Film Festival , London Is it wrong that the prospect of a Tim Burton Bedtime Stories Pyjama Party is as appealing to adults as it will be to movie-loving kids? With a sweet-making workshop and screenings of...

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Opportunity in Ouirgane

Contemporary architect-designed, pavilion-style villas are among the properties on offer in this narrow valley that's an oasis of verdant juniper and pine trees, cerulean skies and olive and almond groves

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Briefs | WNBA: Sacramento Kings franchise folds

WNBA League talks to potential investors about relocating team: The Sacramento Monarchs folded Friday, a disappointing development for the... WNBA League talks to potential investors about relocating team: The Sacramento...

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Judge orders Algerian freed from Guantánamo

A federal judge Friday ordered the Obama administration to free a long-held Guantánamo captive who fled his native Algeria years ago and kicked around Europe as a construction worker for a decade before his capture in Pakistan.

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Favorable draw for Algeria in African Nations Cup

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Algerian is 31st Guantanamo detainee ordered freed

A federal judge Friday ordered the Obama administration to free a long-held Guantanamo captive who fled his native Algeria years ago and kicked around Europe as a construction worker for a decade before his capture in Pakistan.

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35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers

CAIRO - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that erupted after Algeria won a football World Cup qualifier.

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Play-off perils

by BBC Sports commentator Alan Green The Egyptians and Algerians didn't impress Alan Green I wasn't commentating on any of the play-off games in mid-week but I made sure I watched Egypt against Algeria. We knew it would be...

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Key players at the 2010 World Cup

Algeria Key man Rafik Saifi Caps 55 Goals 18 Saifi's 18 goals put him sixth on Algeria's all-time goalscoring list and he registered crucial goals in both games against Zambia during qualifying. He joined Qatari side Al-Khor...

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