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Reluctant Algeria dragged into Mali conflict

01/17/2013 15:55 GMT

ALGIERS, Jan 17, 2013 (AFP) - The hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas field has dragged Algeria into the Mali conflict despite its opposition to military intervention, with the kidnapping of foreigners coming on the heels of its decision to give logistical support to France.

The Algerian authorities for a long time insisted on a political solution to the turmoil in Mali, but finally allowed overflights by French fighter planes to support a ground offensive aimed at ousting Islamists in the country's north.

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Assaut sur le site gazier en Algérie, poursuite des combats au Mali

01/17/2013 14:02 GMT

Par Béatrice KHADIGE à Alger et Serge DANIEL à Bamako

ALGER, 17 jan 2013 (AFP) - Trente-quatre otages et cinq ravisseurs islamistes ont été tués jeudi par l'armée algérienne sur un site gazier du centre-est de l'Algérie, où un groupe lié à Al-Qaïda retient en otage des centaines de personnes, exigeant la fin de l'intervention française au Mali.

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L'Algérie prête à faire face à éventuelle invasion de criquets (responsable)

10/29/2012 16:38 GMT

ALGER, 29 oct 2012 (AFP) - L'Algérie est prête à faire face à une éventuelle invasion de criquets pèlerins quelle que soit son ampleur, a assuré lundi le directeur de l'Institut national de protection des végétaux (INPV), Khaled Moumen.

"L'Algérie a pris toutes les mesures nécessaires et utiles pour faire face à n'importe quelle évolution de la situation acridienne", a assuré M. Moumen, cité par l'agence de presse algérienne APS.

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Vingt morts en 48 heures dans des intempéries en Algérie (officiel)

09/02/2012 14:17 GMT

ALGER, 2 sept 2012 (AFP) - Vingt personnes sont mortes et 56 ont été blessées depuis vendredi dans des intempéries qui ont frappé une vingtaine de département du nord-est de l'Algérie, a annoncé dimanche la protection civile.

Neuf personnes ont ainsi péri dans les régions de Tebessa (600 km à l'est d'Alger), Tlemcen (600 km à l'ouest) et M'sila (250 km au sud d'Alger) à la suite de pluies torrentielles accompagnées de vents violents, a précisé cette source, citée par l'agence de presse APS.

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Storms kill 20 people in Algeria

09/02/2012 14:45 GMT

ALGIERS, Sept 2, 2012 (AFP) - Storms sweeping across northeast Algeria have killed 20 people and injured 56, the state news agency APS on Sunday cited emergency services as saying.

It said nine people died when torrential rain and high winds hit the regions of Tebessa 600 kilometres (360 miles) east of Algiers, Tlemcen (600 kilometres west of the capital) and M'sila (250 kilometres to its south).

Another person was killed by a lightning strike in the Blida region 50 kilometres south of Algiers, and 21 homes were also inundated.

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L'Algérie met en place une aide pour les réfugiés syriens

07/31/2012 18:24 GMT

ALGER, 31 juil 2012 (AFP) - Un centre d'accueil a été aménagé à Sidi Fredj, à l'ouest d'Alger, pour les réfugiés syriens et d'autres mesures ont été examinées mardi en conférence interministérielle, selon des sources officielles.

Le ministère de l'Intérieur et des Collectivités locales a fait état d'une réunion avec celui de la Solidarité nationale et de la Famille pour entériner des recommandations d'aide aux réfugiés syriens.

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Syrians seeking refuge in Algeria tread carefully

07/30/2012 12:54 GMT

by Beatrice Khadige

ALGIERS, July 30, 2012 (AFP) - "We fled the war, destruction and death. It has nothing to do with politics," says Borhan, a 45-year-old father from Syria's ravaged central city of Homs.

Sitting in a square in central Algiers, along with dozens of other fugitive Syrian families, he chooses his words carefully, still afraid of the Syrian intelligence services (mukhabarat), and in a country that continues to support Damascus.

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A Alger, les réfugiés syriens évitent de parler politique

07/30/2012 09:09 GMT

Par Béatrice KHADIGE

ALGER, 30 juil 2012 (AFP) - "Nous avons fui la guerre, les destructions, la mort", raconte Borhane, venu de Homs, ville du centre de la Syrie, assis sur la pelouse d'une place d'Alger. Comme la plupart des réfugiés il se garde bien de parler politique.

"Cela n'a rien à voir avec la politique", s'empresse d'ajouter cet homme qui a gardé une certaine réserve même à plus de 3.000 km de son pays où la peur des "moukhabarat" (le renseignement syrien) reste tenace.

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12,000 Syrian refugees in Algeria: official source

07/29/2012 17:32 GMT

ALGIERS, July 29, 2012 (AFP) - More than 12,000 Syrians fleeing the violence in their home country have sought refuge in Algeria, a source close to the interior ministry said on Sunday.

The authorities have decided to "take charge of Syrians who have sought refuge in Algeria, and whose number is estimated officially at 12,000," the source told AFP, although Syrian opposition sources put the number at up to 20,000.

Algiers is considering using schools that are closed for the summer to house Syrians who are currently in the capital.

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Plus de 4.000 mines datant de l'ère coloniale détruites en avril

05/22/2012 13:28 GMT

ALGER, 22 mai 2012 (AFP) - L'armée algérienne a détruit en avril 4.295 mines sur les frontières est et ouest du pays, dans le cadre d'une vaste opération dans les zones minées par l'armée française durant la guerre d'Algérie (1954-1962), a indiqué mardi l'agence de presse algérienne APS.

Ces nouvelles destructions portent le nombre total général des mines détruites au 30 avril 2012, à 627.914 mines, soit 531.434 mines antipersonnel, 92.505 mines anti-groupes et 3.975 mines éclairantes, a précisé la même source.

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44 morts en une semaine, selon la radio publique

ALGER, 9 février 2012 (AFP) - Les intempéries en Algérie, notamment d'importantes chutes de neige, ont fait 44 morts en une semaine, dont 30 par accidents de la route et 14 par asphyxie due à des émanations de gaz, a rapporté jeudi la radio nationale algérienne Chaîne 3.

Ce bilan a été établi à partir des derniers chiffres fournis par la protection civile, a indiqué la radio.

Le dernier bilan établi par l'AFP à partir de données officielles mercredi s'établissait à 29 morts.

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Cold spell kills at least 44 in Algeria

02/09/2012 14:24 GMT

ALGIERS, February 9, 2012 (AFP) - A cold weather spell has killed at least 44 people in Algeria over the past week, sparking strong press criticism of what it sees as the government's poor response to the emergency situation.

Channel Three radio, quoting official sources, Thursday said 30 died in road accidents caused by the weather, and 14 of asphyxia because of poor heating devices.

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10 injured, several arrested in Algeria protests

ALGIERS — Police fired tear gas Tuesday on protesters angry over unemployment and housing shortages in a southern Algerian gas industry town, leaving at least 10 injured, officials said.

The clashes in Laghouat began in the morning "when the population responded to provocations by members of the security forces who insulted elderly people who were waiting for a bus," said a representative of the National Coordination for the Defence of the Rights of the Unemployed (CNDDC), Abbes Hadj Aissa.

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Algeria talks target militant groups' north Africa influence

By Beatrice Khadige (AFP)

ALGIERS — Anti-terrorism experts met Thursday to discuss ways of preventing the financing of armed militant groups, focussing on north Africa's Sahel desert region, officials said.

Experts from about 30 countries participated in the two-day forum, which was co-sponsored by Turkey and the United States. The closed meetings were chaired by Algeria and Canada.

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Two Spaniards, Italian kidnapped from Algeria camp

ALGIERS — Suspected Islamist militants kidnapped two Spaniards and an Italian working at a refugee camp in western Algeria overnight, officials and security sources said Sunday.

A colleague of one of the Spanish hostages said over Spanish radio that "several gunshots were heard" and two people were wounded during the kidnapping from the Rabuni camp near Tindouf, mainly inhabited by Sahrawi refugees from Western Sahara who seek greater autonomy.

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Algérie: le bilan des intempéries s'alourdit à 10 morts

ALGER — Les intempéries qui affectent le sud de l'Algérie depuis vendredi ont fait dix morts et 150 familles sinistrées, selon un nouveau bilan, tandis que le préfet du département d'El Bayadh (700 km au sud-ouest d'Alger) a parlé lundi de 600 millions d'euros de dégâts.

"Les dégâts enregistrés sont évalués provisoirement à 6 milliards de dinars (600 millions d'euros), hors habitations. Les habitations vont faire l'objet d'un constat", a indiqué le wali (préfet) Selim Semmoudi à la radio algérienne.

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Intempéries dans le sud de l'Algérie: cinq morts et trois disparus

ALGER — Cinq personnes sont mortes, trois autres portées disparues et trois ponts se sont effondrés en Algérie à la suite d'intempéries qui ont touchés les dernières 24 heures la wilaya (préfecture) d'El-Bayadh (700 km au sud-ouest d'Alger), a annoncé dimanche la protection civile.

Parmi les victimes, un enfant de 13 ans est mort noyé samedi, après avoir été emporté par un oued en crue qu'il tentait de traverser dans la région d'El-Bayadh.

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Algeria gives Mali $10mn for development

BAMAKO — Algeria has donated $10 million to fund development in the remote north of neighbouring Mali, a region prey to Al-Qaeda activity, Mali's Foreign Minister Soumeylou Maiga said Thursday.

"In order to help with the development of three regions in the north of Mali, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika ordered emergency funding of $10 million (6.7 million euros)," Maiga told AFP after a two-day visit to Algiers.

The money will be used to finance health projects, water supplies and training in these Malian zones that form a long border with Algeria, Maiga added.

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Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency

ALGIERS - Algeria on Thursday lifted its state of emergency after 19 years following unprecedented protests last month that threatened President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decades-old regime, against a background of revolts across the Arab world.

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has "ordered the cancellation of the extension of the emergency measure put in place by presidential decree on February 9, 1992," said a statement published in the official gazette.

But the government indicated that the army will pursue its anti-terror fight, particularly against armed Islamic

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W. Sahara refugees bemoan the lack of work

By Elisa Santafe (AFP)

DAKHLA REFUGEE CAMP, Algeria - In the sprawling Dakhla camp for Western Sahara refugees, Abdala, a 35-year-old father, spends most of his days just lying in his tent.

The reason is not the heat, which can reach 50 C (122 F) in summer in the desert region of Algeria, but because he cannot find regular work.

He has lived in Dakhla since he was 12, when he stopped school. Since then, he said he has only worked occasionally, as a car mechanic.

For many others in the camp in Algeria the biggest source of misery is not a lack of food or health care, but

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