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Sunday Dec 6 | The Independent

Building for diplomacy: Our men in a mess

The new British Embassy in Algiers is an outstanding piece of diplomatic architecture.

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Related Topix: World News, Algeria, Africa, Travel,

Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Daily Star

Egypt-Algeria soccer dispute timely diversion for Cairo woes

CAIRO: Egypt sent in riot police to quash street protests after a soccer loss to Algeria, but the state's own rants against Algiers suggest Cairo may have welcomed the diversion of discontent to a foreign target.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News, Egypt, Travel, Riot

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Independent Online

Orascom Telecom unit in Algeria attacked

A crowd of Algerian football supporters attacked the headquarters of the Algerian subsidiary of Egypt's Orascom Telecom, smashing windows and destroying office equipment, the company said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Travel, Riot

Thu Nov 05, 2009

South China Morning Post

Chinese workers struggle to adjust to Algerian life

More than 25,000 Chinese work on huge housing projects and cross-country highways in Algeria, but few have any deep contacts with the local population.

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Related Topix: Algeria, Africa, World News, Travel

Thu Oct 22, 2009

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Find out more about Algiers

Visiting Algiers, Algeria Nestled between the Mediterranean and the steep, forested hills that form its backdrop, Algiers is a city whose rich history can be seen in its architecture, from its Moorish mosques, Ottoman-style palaces and the Kasbah, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site, to its Berber fortifications, French colonial houses and ...

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Related Topix: Travel

Fri Sep 18, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Clinton, State Department sued for age discrimination against diplomat

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department are being sued by a diplomat who claims she was discriminated against because of her age.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, District of Columbia Government, Washington DC, Travel

Sun Sep 06, 2009

Daily Mail

Prince Andrew 'had Lockerbie talks with Gaddafi son'

Claims that Prince Andrew held secret 'detailed discussions' over the release of the Lockerbie bomber with Colonel Gaddafi's son were at the centre of a simmering diplomatic row last night.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Libya, Travel, Libya Travel, Prison

Fri Sep 04, 2009

World Heritage Centre News

Agreement between the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the INRAP with ...

On 21 July 2009, the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research signed a cooperation agreement with the support of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

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Related Topix: Travel

Wed Sep 02, 2009

Prensa Latina

Chavez, Buteflika Meet in Algiers

Alger, Sep 2 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is meeting Wednesday in this capital with his Algerian peer Abdelaziz Buteflika, according to a press release by the presidency.

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Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Travel, Venezuela Travel, Venezuela,

Fri Aug 14, 2009

Independent Online

Workmen discover link to the past

Workmen digging the foundations of a new metro station in Algeria's capital stumbled on an archaeological goldmine that gives new meaning to "time travel" - opening a window on 2 300 years of history.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Anthropology, Science, Travel

Wed Aug 12, 2009

People's Daily

Chinese merchants in Algeria write open letter to Algerians afterclash

Some Chinese merchants in Algeria released an open letter to the Algerian people on Sunday in which they expressed grief over a recent brawl between some local Algerians and some Chinese in Algiers.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Algeria, Africa, Travel

Thu Aug 06, 2009

Sunday Times

Chinese traders clash in Algiers

The streets of Algiers are deserted following clashes between Chinese and Algerian traders, but the tension is palpable despite comments by Beijing's envoy describing the unrest as an isolated incident.

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Related Topix: World News, Algeria, Africa, Travel

Tue Aug 04, 2009

BBC

Chinese migrants in Algiers clash

About 100 local residents and Chinese migrant workers have clashed in the Algerian capital, some brandishing knives and rods, reports say.

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Related Topix: World News, Algeria, Africa, Travel

Wed Jul 29, 2009

Panapress

Culture

Egypt's Islamic Legislation Authority has issued a fatwa a gainst the country's prominent writer Sayed Kemny, triggering angry reactions fr o m Islamic scholars, activists and rights groups.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Anthropology, Science, Cape Verde, World News, Senegal, Africa, Travel, South Africa Travel

Mon Jul 27, 2009

Panapress

Culture

Senegalese Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye on Thursday justified the postponement to 2011 of the Third World Festiva l of Negro Arts which had been scheduled to take place next December in Dakar.

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Related Topix: Senegal, World News, Africa, Cape Verde, Pedro Pires, Travel, South Africa Travel

Sat Jul 25, 2009

WXII12

Passport Mixup Traps Woman's Husband, Daughter Overseas

A woman who misread the United States passport information on a customs Web site said the mixup has trapped her husband and daughter overseas.

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Thu Jul 23, 2009

Panapress

Culture

The recent registration of the Cape Verdian site "Cidade Velha', the historical centre of Santiago's Ribeira Grande" on the list of the world heritage site is a comforting element that calls for the relentless continuation of reflections on slavery, Cape Verdian president, Pedro Pires, said Tuesday in Paris.

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Related Topix: Cape Verde, World News, Pedro Pires, Travel, South Africa Travel, South Africa,

Sat Jul 18, 2009

Panapress

Culture

Tunisian private Television station, Nessma TV, has pled ged to promote culture in the Maghreb region with its new programme schedules.

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Related Topix: Travel, South Africa Travel, World News, South Africa, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Africa

Thu Jul 16, 2009

The Nation

China warns citizens in Algeria after threat

China has warned its citizens in Algeria about possible attacks from Al-Qaeda in retribution for a Chinese government crackdown in the Muslim region of Xinjiang, and security has been tightened around Beijing's missions in the Philippines.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Travel,

Wed Jul 15, 2009

BBC

China issues alert in Algeria

China has urged its citizens in Algeria to take extra care, after reports that a militant group might take revenge for the recent deaths of Muslim Uighurs.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Travel, Hu Jintao, Turkey, Middle East

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