Algeria News
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Algeria’s Housing Sector in 2015: Progress and Challenges
The housing sector is a driving force within the executive branch. Some 93% of its planned projects have been completed or started, with the remainder still…
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Sonatrach Trial Examines Questionable Security Contracts
A heated confrontation between the judge and Al-Ismail reveals that oil-group officials knew about Meziane’s son’s partnership in Contal–Funkwerk. The trial…
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Bouteflika Signs Algeria’s 2016 Finance Law
He chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed the Finance Law for 2016 yesterday, Wednesday, at the Presidency’s…
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FLN Wins Most New Senate Seats; RND Retains Its Lead
Half-renewal elections for the Council of the Nation. National Democratic Rally (RND) spokesman Seddik Chihab said on Wednesday that his party, which won 18…
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Three foreign countries divide Iraqi territory
Iraq is sinking deeper into security chaos day after day, a situation it has faced since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. The country has entered a critical juncture, with enemies multiplying…
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Yuan invoicing reduces exchange-rate risk for Algerian importers
The inclusion of the Chinese currency (yuan) in settling invoices for Algeria’s imports from China is expected to reduce the risk of exchange rate fluctuations, benefiting domestic importers, according to the Algerian…
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Menassra calls for all stakeholders to shape the constitution
Yesterday, Tuesday, in Algiers, the head of the Change Front party, Abdelmajid Menassra, called for the necessity of (involving all stakeholders to enrich the content of the new constitution) and (submitting it…
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Grine announces new measures for journalists
New warning to private television channels Yesterday, Tuesday, in Algiers, Minister of Communication Hamid Grine announced that new measures will be taken in coordination with the Ministry of Youth and Sports to…
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Algerie Telecom is not for sale
Post and Information and Communication Technologies Minister Iman Houda Feraoun said yesterday, Tuesday, in Algiers that institutions in her sector were not being considered for opening their capital to private investors. Asked…
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Algeria’s pharmaceutical imports fall by more than 23% in 2015
The value of Algeria’s pharmaceutical imports decreased to $1.74 billion during the first 11 months of the current year, compared to $2.28 billion in the same period of 2014, representing a decrease…