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Algerian elections: the vote for stability.

Algerian elections: the vote for stability.
05/12/2012 | Maghreb
The islamic Green Alliance has said the election results were a fraud but the Interior Minister Dahu Ould Kablia denied this saying the elections were free, transparent and fair. He said that those who had proof of fraud had ten days to produce the evidence. International Observers from the EU and...

Algeria’s election looms, but there are no great expectations

Algeria’s election looms, but there are no great expectations
05/10/2012 | In the Media
Despite a wealth of parties, low turnout is predicted as many Algerians see the election as a ‘foregone conclusion’ A woman complains about living conditions at her home in a shantytown near Algiers. Many Algerians don’t see how the 10 May election will affect them. Photograph: Zohra...

Islamist ‘fears Algeria vote fraud’

Islamist ‘fears Algeria vote fraud’
05/09/2012 | Maghreb
Algerian radical Islamist party leader Abdallah Djaballah said onTuesday there are signs of a plot to steal this week’s parliamentary elections, but that his party will win if the vote is clean. “Some worrying signs make us fear a fraud,” Djaballah, who heads the Front for Justice and Development...

Mubarak Still Has His Billions

Mubarak Still Has His Billions
05/08/2012 | Debates and Analysis
More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities attempting to recover it. Mubarak amassed a fortune by carving up Egypt as if it were his own private estate. The...

Greek, French Elections Sound Death Knell for Austerity

Greek, French Elections Sound Death Knell for Austerity
05/08/2012 | Debates and Analysis
The voting out of conservative governments in France and Greece this weekend heralds the end of harsh European austerity programmes and ushers in an era of new economic, investment, and social policies aimed at restoring growth and employment across the continent. In France, the Socialist...

EU unemployment rises

EU unemployment rises
05/03/2012 | Business
Eurozone unemployment has risen to 15-year high The European Union published figures on Wednesday showing unemployment in the eurozone rose to 10.9 percent in March. Spain remained the nation with the highest jobless rate, at 24.1 percent. The eurozone unemployment rate hit a record high level in...

The Iron ore port of Nouadhibou rehabilitated with 45 million euros from the EU

The Iron ore port of Nouadhibou rehabilitated with 45 million euros from the EU
04/23/2012 | Maghreb
Support of 45 million euros from the European Union (EU) in favor of National Mining Company of Mauritania (SNIM) allowed the rehabilitation of the ore port of Nouadhibou (465 km north of Nouakchott), said a statement of the EU Delegation in Mauritania. The rehabilitated port was launched on...

The 10th EU-Morocco Association Council, 23 April Luxembourg

The 10th EU-Morocco Association Council, 23 April Luxembourg
04/21/2012 | News
The 10th EU-Morocco Association Council, will take place on Monday in Luxembourg, The Association Agreement expired on in March with the dismantalling of tarrifs. Morocco has been outstandingly successful in maintaining its relationship with the EU over a number of years andin achieving the special...

MENAREC 5, 15 - 16 May 2012 in Marrakech

MENAREC 5, 15 - 16 May 2012 in Marrakech
04/20/2012 | News
On 15 and 16 May 2012, the 5th Middle East and North Africa Renewable Energy Conference (MENAREC 5) will be held in Marrakech.It will be organized by the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco in partnership with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment,...

Algeria is our Spring.

Algeria is our Spring.
04/16/2012 | Editorial
Algeria is the only country in the Maghreb whose political system has remained in place during the Arab Spring and whose government does not have a majority islamic party in power. On 10 May the elections may bring change but it is difficult to assess how far reaching the change may be. The FLN...

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