Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy trapped by a literary hoax
PARIS - French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy has admitted being trapped, in mentioning in one of his last books, the work of a certain Jean-Baptiste Botul, fictional writer created by a journalist of a satirical weekly. ...
Paris "regrets" the Algerian proposal to criminalize colonialism
PARIS - French Minister of Immigration Eric Besson "regrets" Tuesday the bill criminalizing the French colonialism that the Algerian Parliament is considering adopting. ...
Israel: Human Rights Defenders in the collimator
Harshly criticized by some ministers and harassed by the authorities, stigmatized by the extreme right and vilified in several media, associations defending human rights in Israel are facing a campaign of unprecedented vilification. ...
Iran began the process of enriching uranium to 20%
TEHRAN - Iran launched on Tuesday the process of enriching uranium to 20% on the Natanz site (center) under the supervision of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reported Official Iranian TV in Arabic Al-Alam. ...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 in south-western Mexico
WASHINGTON - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred Monday night in south-western Mexico, said the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS). ...
New Municipal Code: absolute power to mayors
Algiers- Minister for Local Government, Dahou Ould Kablia, said that the entry into force of the new municipal code, the draft will be submitted to the government council in the coming weeks, will allow mayors greater independence than they have today. ...
Zaher: «Raouraoua's wife accused us of corruption »
The recognition, by Ahmed Choubeir, of the merit for the qualification of the Algerian national team for tthe World Cup 2010 has led many voices to make provocative statements against Algeria. ...-
Aggravated sentence on appeal in a case of embezzlement in Bechar
ALGIERS - The criminal chamber in Bechar (south-western Algeria) has aggravated Monday in appeal the sentences against three senior executives of the water sector in the province, prosecuted for embezzlement of public funds, reported the agency APS. -
Health sector strike : unions call for a rally outside Ministry of Health
ALGIERS- The National Union of Public Health Specialists (SNPSSP) and the National Union of Public Health Practitioners (SNPSP) on Saturday here have called for a rally Wednesday in the capital Algiers outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, under their strike started last November. -
Algeria’s Parliament intends to legislate against colonialism
ALGIERS - Algeria's parliament plans to adopt a law criminalizing the French colonialism (1830-1962), said Sunday a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN). -
H1N1 influenza: Algeria negociates the cancelling of 15 million doses of vaccine
ALGIERS - Algeria has started negotiations with the British laboratory GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to reduce from 20 to five million doses of the order of vaccines against H1N1 influenza, said Sunday an official of the Ministry of Health.
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Iraq: cancellation of a meeting of Parliament at the request of the Prime Minister
BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has waived Monday to demand a meeting of Parliament on the fate of 500 candidates excluded from the elections after being assured that a panel of judges would decide their case before the start of the campaign on February 12 election. -
Marjan Kalhor, Iran's first woman in Winter Games
Dizin (Iran) - Marjan Kalhor has grown on the slopes of the Winter ski n Dizin, north of Tehran, but never thought she would achieve such a feat, that of being, at the age of 21, the first Iranian to participate in the Winter Olympics. -
FIFA: Two Algerian referees appointed for 2010 World Cup
Algiers- Algeria's Mohamed Benouza and Maamar Chaabane are among the 30 referees appointed by the Referees Committee of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) for the World Cup scheduled from 11th June to 11th July in South Africa. -
Ziaya joined Al Ittihad al-Saudi
JEDDAH - Algerian international striker Abdelmalik Ziaya joined Thursday his new club al Ittihad al-Saudi after taking part in the African Cup of Nations (CAN-2010), reported the official website of the Saudi team first division.
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Desecration of a mosque in France
LYON (France) - racist graffiti and swastikas were discovered Monday on the walls of the mosque in Saint-Etienne in central France, which is under construction, said the Rector and prefectural source. -
UNWRA called Egypt and the Arab League to exert pressure on Israel
CAIRO - The General Commissioner of UNRWA, Filippo Grandi, called on Monday on Egypt and the Arab League to continue to exert pressure on Israel to permit entry to Ghaza of materials needed for reconstruction. -
Human rights: UN examine the situation in 16 countries
GENEVA - The Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations opened a session Monday morning to review the situation in sixteen countries including a debate on Iran, February 15th -
Yemen: Ten soldiers killed in clashes with Shiite rebels
SANAA - Ten soldiers were killed and 18 wounded in clashes between the army and the Shiite Zaidi rebels in northern Yemen, said on Monday a military source.
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Yemen: 15 years in prison for Yahya al-Houthi, brother of the rebel leader
SANAA - A court in Sanaa condemned on Saturday to 15 years in prison Yahia al-Houthi, brother of the head of the Zaidi rebels fighting the army in northern Yemen, for "participation in an armed terrorist group". -
Morocco: Weekly Journal under seal
RABAT - The premises of the weekly Journal (JH, independent) were sealed Wednesday after a decision by a Moroccan court, according to the publication headquartered in Casablanca. -
"Avatar" has sunk the "Titanic"
LOS ANGELES - "Avatar", the fresco of science-fiction 3D, by Canadian James Cameron became the biggest success of all history of cinema, engulfing the record of "Titanic" by the same director. -
The world celebrates Chopin 200 years after his birth
PARIS - The world of music has set the year 2010 under the sign of Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), who had two countries (Poland and France) but a single kingdom: the piano, he remains the master of the most beloved specialists and public, 200 years after his birth.
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