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The Algerian police Wednesday announced the arrest of 12 members of Ahmadiyya religious community accused by authorities for promoting the outlawed movement. The men were arrested at Chlef, north of the country, the national police announced in a statement aired Read more
The Algerian presidency announced Monday the cancellation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Algeria because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was suffering from a bronchitis and could not receive the German leader. Algerian and German authorities have mutually agreed to postpone Read more
Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the past five years, driven by the increasing demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said on Monday. The volume of international transfers of Read more
The European Union and Morocco issued a joint statement giving reassurances about the implementation of the agricultural agreement, in response to a strong worded statement by Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry warning of serious repercussions on bilateral ties if the Read more
The Moroccan government called Monday on the European Commission and the European Council to assume their responsibility to ensure the implementation of the farm deal sealed between Rabat and Brussels within the frame of a broader strategic partnership. A press Read more
African Heads of State start this Monday in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) a two-day African Union summit expected to approve Morocco’s return to the African Union after 33 years of absence. King Mohammed VI hosted Sunday in the Ethiopian capital a Read more
Algerian government on Sunday said the country recorded slower third-quarter growth despite a significantly better performance from the energy sector. The data released by the statistics office show overall GDP growth was 3 percent in the third quarter, down from Read more
After realizing that its hard-power approach is no longer working to quell or intimidate demonstrators protesting soaring costs of living in the oil producing country, Algerian authorities have changed tactics. Now, they are calling on Imams (religious preachers) to give Read more
Algeria is rocked since the beginning of the New Year by widespread popular protests staged against the government move to increase taxes and prices of electricity, gasoline and food products. According to press reports, over a 100 demonstrators were arrested Read more
Seventeen Algerian nationals are branded as high value targets in a confidential document of French Directorate of Military Intelligence published lately by le Monde Daily. The list of seventeen Algerians most wanted by the French security services includes Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Read more