2010-10-17 A Moroccan court on Saturday (October 16th) remanded 34 alleged members of an international drug-trafficking network, MAP reported. The drug smugglin...Continue...

2010-10-17 French Immigration Minister Eric Besson met with Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane and Employment Minister Mohamed Agrebi to discuss plans for...Continue...

2010-10-17 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other international politicians, experts and business leaders are in Marrakech this week-end for the 2010 World...Continue...

2010-10-17 French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie arrived in Algeria on Sunday (October 17th) for a two-day working visit. Bilateral talks with Algerian J...Continue...

2010-10-17 The Mauritanian Minerals Company will begin exploiting a quartz deposit recently discovered south of Nouadhibou, AMI reported on Saturday (October 16...Continue...

2010-10-17 Hundreds of thousands of Moroccan music fans filled Agadir beach on Saturday (October 16th) for the 5th Concert for Tolerance. Millions of television...Continue...

2010-10-17 Algerians JS Kabylie were ousted from the Orange CAF Champions League semi-finals on Saturday (October 16th) after drawing 0-0 with visitors TP Mazem...Continue...

2010-10-17 Al-Ittihad defeated Malian visitors Djoliba 2-0 Saturday (October 16th) in Tripoli to reach the Orange CAF Cup semis. Mani Sapol and Ahmed Zuway scor...Continue...

2010-10-17 Tunisia beat Mali 69-58 in the African U-18 Basketball Championship semi-finals Saturday (October 16th) in Kigali, Rwanda. On Sunday, the Tunisian ju...Continue...

2010-10-17 Former Morocco coach Badou Zaki signed a one-year renewable contract with D1 club Kawkab Marrakech, MAP reported on Saturday (October 16th). The form...Continue...

2010-10-17 Algeria and Tunisia are discussing a possible friendly in February, Liberte quoted FAF chairman Mohamed Raouraoua as saying on Saturday (October 16th...Continue...

2010-10-17 The first edition of Libya's "Sand Dream Rally" will begin November 25th in Sebha. Motorcycle, quad, car and truck racers from Africa, Europe and Asi...Continue...

2010-10-15 A Nouakchott criminal court on Thursday (October 14th) began the trial of 19 suspected members of Mauritanian al-Qaeda-linked terror group "Ansar All...Continue...

2010-10-15 The G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group and Sahel-Saharan representatives wrapped up a closed-door meeting in Bamako on Thursday (October 14th). Moroc...Continue...

2010-10-15 The father of the jailed former Polisario police chief Mustapha Ould Sidi Mouloud was taken to a Washington hospital on Wednesday after fainting duri...Continue...

2010-10-15 Three French nationals received prison sentences of 20 years to life for drug trafficking, Algerian press reported on Thursday (October 14th). In 200...Continue...

2010-10-15 Morocco and Kuwait signed four co-operation agreements on Thursday (October 14th), KUNA reported. The security, industry and transportation accords,...Continue...

2010-10-15 Libya and Transas Marine signed a contract to install an advanced radar monitoring system along the country's 2,000km coastline, AFP reported on Thur...Continue...

2010-10-15 The International Theatre Festival of Algiers (FITA) opened on Thursday (October 14th), APS reported. The ten-day event will feature performances by...Continue...

2010-10-15 CAF will fine Esperance for fan hooliganism during the October 3rd Champions League semi-final against Egypt's Al-Ahly, Goal.com reported on Thursday...Continue...

2010-10-15 Libya held the draw for the first Mediterranean Indoor Football Championships, scheduled to begin November 1st in Tripoli, TAP reported on Thursday (...Continue...

2010-10-14 As part of the 5+5 Initiative, Algeria on Wednesday (October 13th) launched a multinational air security exercise. Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritani...Continue...

2010-10-14 Tunisia received a 150 million euro loan from the World Bank, Ansa reported on Wednesday (October 13th). Under the agreement signed in Washington by...Continue...

2010-10-14 Algeria plans to build some 600 new energy-efficient homes across the country, government officials announced on the sidelines of a renewable energy...Continue...

2010-10-14 Tunisia and a Qatari investment company signed a deal on Thursday (October 14th) to build a five-star resort in the southern governorate of Tozeur, T...Continue...

2010-10-14 Tunisia advanced to the CAN Junior Basketball Championship quarterfinals on Wednesday (October 13th) by beating Angola 73-47 in Rwanda, TAP reported....Continue...

2010-10-14 TP Mazembe asked CAF to provide a different pitch for the Champions League match against JS Kabylie on Saturday, APS reported on Wednesday (October 1...Continue...

2010-10-14 The Casablanca International Marathon will be held on October 24th, MAP reported on Wednesday (October 13th). Some 60 top international runners are a...Continue...

2010-10-14 Algeria captain and Bochum defender Antar Yahia officially extended his contract with the German Bundesliga side until 2014, Le Buteur reported on We...Continue...

2010-10-13 A roadside bomb blast on Tuesday (October 12th) killed three local officials and two contractors in Algeria's Tebessa wilaya, Liberte reported. The n...Continue...

2010-10-13 Morocco dismantled a drug-trafficking network with branches in Latin America, Europe and Africa, the interior ministry said on Tuesday (October 12th)...Continue...

2010-10-13 In a statement released Tuesday (October 12th), the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group called for the immediate re...Continue...

2010-10-13 Algeria and Kuwait on Tuesday (October 12th) signed judicial mutual assistance conventions and agreements in maritime transport, tourism, health and...Continue...

2010-10-13 Contemporary art festival "Dream City 2010" opens in Tunis on Wednesday (October 13th). The three-day event will gather 30 artists from Tunisia, Euro...Continue...

2010-10-13 Morocco coach Eric Gerets will assume official duties on November 15th in compliance with the contract submitted to FIFA, Sports Minister Moncef Belk...Continue...

2010-10-13 Tunisia defeated hosts Saudi Arabia 2-0 in a U-21 friendly on Tuesday (October 12th). Hamza Messaadi scored the two goals. The game was part of prepa...Continue...

2010-10-13 Tunisia beat Gabon 64-53 on Tuesday (October 12th) at the 17th CAN Junior Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. In the other group, Algeria lost to Nigeri...Continue...

2010-10-13 FAF chairman Mohamed Raouraoua will be in France on Wednesday (October 13th) to meet with French coach Roland Courbis, Tout sur l'Algerie reported. T...Continue...

2010-10-12 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb issued ransom demands in exchange for the five French hostages abducted last month in Niger, Liberte reported on Tues...Continue...

2010-10-12 UN Western Sahara Envoy Christopher Ross will travel to the region on October 18th to prepare for the third round of talks, the UN announced on Monda...Continue...

2010-10-12 The European Commission granted 650,000 euros to World Food Programme (WFP) projects in Mauritania, PANA reported on Monday (October 11th). The funds...Continue...

2010-10-12 A French court on Tuesday (October 12th) denied parole for rai superstar Cheb Mami. The singer had sought conditional release in order to see his two...Continue...

2010-10-12 The first edition of international renewable energy and energy management fair SIEREME opened Monday (October 11th) in Algiers, APS reported. Some 40...Continue...

2010-10-12 "Si Muhan U Mhend" (2006) won top honours at Agadir's 4th Amazigh Film Festival, APS reported on Monday (October 11th). "This award is encouraging fo...Continue...

2010-10-12 The 4th international festival of expressive dance will open on October 19th in Fes, MAP reported on Monday (October 11th). The five-day event will f...Continue...

2010-10-12 The Algeria "A" side beat Mali 1-0 in a friendly match played Monday (October 11th) in Rouiba. ES Setif striker Youcef Ghazali scored the only goal i...Continue...

2010-10-12 Tunisia's U-18 basketball team defeated Cote d'Ivoire 88-45 at the 17th CAN Junior Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, TAP reported on Monday (October 1...Continue...

2010-10-11 Ex-Touareg rebels in Mali are ready to join the fight against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), AFP reported on Sunday (October 10th). "We are...Continue...

2010-10-11 Algerian security services destroyed 14 terrorist bunkers overnight Friday in Boumerdes province, Tout sur l'Algerie reported on Sunday (October 10th...Continue...

2010-10-11 Despite the Polisario announcement of the release of jailed former Polisario police Inspector-General Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud, his father "f...Continue...

2010-10-11 The 2nd Arab-African summit closed Sunday (October 10th) in Libya with the signing of the "Sirte Declaration". The document calls for boosting Arab-A...Continue...

2010-10-11 Mauritanian human rights activists on Sunday (October 10th) marked World Day Against the Death Penalty by launching a national coalition to abolish c...Continue...

2010-10-11 Seven Algerians are dead following several days of heavy rainfall, floods and landslides in Djelfa, Boumerdes and Algiers over the last few days that...Continue...

2010-10-11 American actor John Malkovich will head the jury panel at the 10th International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM), MAP reported on Monday (October 1...Continue...

2010-10-11 Mauritania won the bronze medal at the 45th Petanque World Championship in Izmir, Turkey, ANI reported on Sunday (October 10th). France defeated Mada...Continue...

2010-10-11 Tunisia beat UAE in sets on Sunday (October 10th) at the 12th Rashid International Volleyball Tournament in Dubai. Tunisia play Lebanon on Tuesday....Continue...

2010-10-11 Morocco will welcome some 2,000 U-20 judokas to Agadir next week for the 2010 Junior World Championships, MAP reported on Sunday (October 10th). Eigh...Continue...

2010-10-11 Participants in the all-female Roses des Sables rally arrived in Tangier from France on Saturday (October 9th), MAP reported. More than 100 car, truc...Continue...

2010-10-10 The Arab League extraordinary summit in Sirte, Libya, ended Saturday (October 9th) without reaching a consensus on the "Arab Neighbouring States" pla...Continue...

2010-10-10 French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie will visit Algeria next week to discuss bilateral judicial co-operation, the fight against terrorism and...Continue...

2010-10-10 International partners are eyeing Morocco's 200MW solar energy project, MAP reported on Saturday (October 9th). Speaking at a Rabat working session o...Continue...

2010-10-10 Tripoli will host a 3-day education expo starting Monday (October 11th), PANA reported. "Education Libya" will offer Libyan students interested in st...Continue...

2010-10-10 "Courte Vie" by Moroccan director Adil El Fadili won top honours at the 8th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier on Saturday (October 9th), M...Continue...

2010-10-10 Morocco defeated hosts Tanzania in their CAN 2012 qualifier on Saturday (October 9th). Striker Mounir El Hamdaoui scored the lone match goal in the 4...Continue...

2010-10-10 Tunisia beat Egypt 3-2 in sets on Saturday (October 9th) to win the African Juniors Volleyball Championships in Misurata, Libya. Morocco came in thir...Continue...

2010-10-10 Morocco defeated Qatar 3-1 in a U-21 friendly Friday (October 8th) in Casablanca. The game was part of preparations for 2012 Olympic qualifiers next...Continue...

2010-10-10 Fourteen Esperance fans detained in Cairo since the Champions League semi-final match against Al-Ahly last week-end will be deported on Sunday (Octob...Continue...

2010-10-10 The Algeria "A" side were held to a 1-1 draw by Mali in a CHAN friendly played Friday (October 8th) in Rouiba, DZfoot reported. The visitors opened s...Continue...

2010-10-08 The brother of jailed Polisario police chief Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud on Thursday (October 8th) cast doubt over claims of his release. "He is...Continue...

2010-10-08 A new trust fund of 2.25m euros will help Mauritania destroy surplus munitions and landmines, NATO announced on Thursday (October 7th). Over the next...Continue...

2010-10-08 Mauritanian national drug enforcement police on Thursday (October 7th) dismantled a drug smuggling network in Nouakchott, ANI reported. Drug-sniffing...Continue...

2010-10-08 Algeria cancelled over 40 million euros of Congo debt, El Watan reported on Thursday (October 7th). According to Algerian Ambassador to Congo Ahmed A...Continue...

2010-10-08 Some 1,000 Algerian medical professionals and teachers will travel across the country to raise awareness of the risks of drugs, ANSA reported on Thur...Continue...

2010-10-08 Algeria coach Abdelhak Benchikha on Thursday (October 7th) called ES Setif midfielder Lazhar Hadj Aissa to replace Ryad Boudebouz for next Sunday's C...Continue...

2010-10-08 Algeria and Qatar will play a U-21 friendly next Tuesday in Kolea, APS reported on Thursday (October 7th). The Algeria side began a training camp ear...Continue...

2010-10-08 Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania will participate in the 45th Petanque World Championship on Friday (October 8th) in Izmir, Turkey, TA...Continue...

2010-10-07 A Tunis court on Wednesday (October 6th) convicted seven Tunisians of belonging to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, ANSA reported. The terrorists pla...Continue...

2010-10-07 Algerian villagers held a protest march and general strike to demand the release of a 62-year-old merchant kidnapped September 27th in Tala Bounane,...Continue...

2010-10-07 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's one-day state visit to Algeria on Wednesday (October 6th) included the signing of six new bilateral agreements, E...Continue...

2010-10-07 Algerian steelworkers at ArcelorMittal's Annaba plant called off a strike on Wednesday (October 6th) on a promise from employers to continue negotiat...Continue...

2010-10-07 Mauritania on Wednesday (October 6th) launched a recruitment campaign to fill some 1,355 public sector positions, Africscoop reported. According to E...Continue...

2010-10-07 Tunisia will host the 5th African Economic Conference on October 27th-29th, Pana reported on Wednesday (October 6th). Under the title "Africa's Econo...Continue...

2010-10-07 Raja Casablanca coach Henri Michel resigned on Wednesday (October 6th) after just three and a half months at the helm. The 63-year-old Frenchman led...Continue...

2010-10-07 Newcastle United FC are interested in Moroccan international and Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt, Footafrika365 reported on Wednesday (Oc...Continue...

2010-10-07 Gent striker Yassine El Ghanassy chose Belgium over Morocco, Le Buteur reported on Thursday (October 7th). El Ghanassy reportedly made his decision a...Continue...

2010-10-06 French police on Tuesday (October 5th) arrested 12 men during separate anti-terror raids in Marseille, Bordeaux and Avignon. Three of the suspects we...Continue...

2010-10-06 Libya and the European Union on Tuesday (October 5th) finalised a co-operation agreement on illegal migration, Ansa reported. Pan-African co-operatio...Continue...

2010-10-06 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika welcomed Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to Algeria on Wednesday (October 6th), APS reported. An Algerian-R...Continue...

2010-10-06 Saudi Arabia granted Mauritania $20 million to rebuild the flood-ravaged town of Tintane, APA reported on Tuesday (October 5th). Some 3,237 plots of...Continue...

2010-10-06 The 4th International Illumination and Miniature Festival of Algiers will be held October 16th-21st, APS reported on Wednesday (October 6th). Some ei...Continue...

2010-10-06 Tunisian Premier League side Etoile du Sahel fired Moroccan coach M'hamed Fakhir as senior squad trainer, TAP reported on Tuesday (October 5th). Mond...Continue...

2010-10-06 Libya will build and renovate its sports facilities before hosting CAN 2013, PANA reported on Tuesday (October 5th), citing Libyan Olympic Committee...Continue...

2010-10-05 Algerian gendarmes dismantled a terror-support network in Tlemcen, Liberte reported on Tuesday (October 5th). The 13 suspects arraigned Monday allege...Continue...

2010-10-05 The Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) of the G-8 will meet in Bamako on October 14th, AFP reported on Monday (October 4th). The two-day Mali foru...Continue...

2010-10-05 Two Algerian Christians who faced prison for failure to observe the Ramadan fast were acquitted Tuesday (October 5th), Tout sur l'Algerie reported. H...Continue...

2010-10-05 Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Luc Gnacadja will begin a three-day working visit to Algeria o...Continue...

2010-10-05 Algerian female poet Assia Djebar is in the running for the Nobel Literature Prize, AFP reported on Monday (October 4th). The winner will be announce...Continue...

2010-10-05 Libya donated two reconnaissance aircraft to Mali, AFP reported on Monday (October 4th). Malian authorities confirmed the information provided by Moh...Continue...

2010-10-05 The 8th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier kicked off on Monday (October 4th) with the screening of the 1946 French film "Tanger, Ville Int...Continue...

2010-10-05 The first Arab-African Youth summit opens on Tuesday (October 5th) in Tripoli, PANA reported. The two-day event is part of preparations for the secon...Continue...

2010-10-05 Tunisian football officials on Monday (October 4th) issued a statement denouncing fan violence during Espérance de Tunis' loss to al-Ahly in Cairo, T...Continue...

2010-10-05 Tunisia beat Egypt 3-0 in sets on Monday (October 4th) to top Group B at the African Junior Volleyball Championship in Misurata. In Group A, hosts Li...Continue...

2010-10-04 A clash with terrorists left five Algerian soldiers dead and 10 wounded Saturday (October 2nd) in Tizi-Ouzou, El Watan reported. The soldiers were am...Continue...

2010-10-04 Some 7,540 Algerian terrorists have surrendered since the 2005 Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation, the head of the charter monitoring grou...Continue...

2010-10-04 Moroccan customs officers on Saturday (October 2nd) seized over 14 tonnes of cannabis at the Casablanca port, MAP reported. The drugs were hidden in...Continue...

2010-10-04 Constantine will host the National Cultural Festival of Women's Poetry from October 10th-15th, L'Expression reported on Sunday (October 3rd). The eve...Continue...

2010-10-04 Wydad Casablanca kept their Botola lead by defeating Olympic Safi 1-0 away in a Day 5 match on Friday (October 1st). Striker Abdelali Semlali scored...Continue...

2010-10-04 ES Setif lead Algeria's D1 professional league after Day 2 matches played last week-end. ESS secured their second win in a row by overcoming WA Tlemc...Continue...

2010-10-04 Morocco international and Difaa El Jadida defender Adil Karrouchy will miss the 2012 CAN qualifier against Tanzania on Saturday, Lionsdelatlas.net re...Continue...

2010-10-03 Italian police captured an Algerian terror suspect sought by France, ANSA reported on Sunday (October 3rd). Officers in Naples carried out a surveill...Continue...

2010-10-03 Terrorists in Tebessa abducted a 50-year-old Algerian farmer, El Watan reported on Sunday (October 3rd). Armed men reportedly grabbed the victim from...Continue...

2010-10-03 Mali asked a former Touareg rebel leader to participate in negotiations with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) for the release of seven foreigne...Continue...

2010-10-03 The family of jailed Polisario Police Inspector-General Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud held a press conference in Rabat on Friday (September 30th)....Continue...

2010-10-03 Algerian coast guard and fishermen saved thirty harragas when their boat capsized off Mostaganem on Friday (October 1st). Five other illegal immigran...Continue...

2010-10-03 The 2010-2011 school year starts Sunday (October 3rd) in Mauritania. Education Minister Ahmed Ould Bahiya said that as part of the effort to raise th...Continue...

2010-10-03 FUS Rabat drew 1-1 away with Zambia's Zanaco on Saturday (October 2nd) to snatch one of the two Group B spots in the Orange CAF Cup semi-finals. Nige...Continue...

2010-10-03 Algerian international and CSKA Sofia goalkeeper Rais Ouhabi M'Bolhi, 24, is being scouted by Moscow teams Spartak and Lokomotiv, Tout sur l'Algerie...Continue...

2010-10-03 CAF appointed Mauritanian referees for the 2012 CAN qualifier between Sierra Leone and South Africa, APA reported on Saturday (October 2nd). Ghayvry...Continue...

2010-10-01 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Thursday (September 30th) released a picture and audio recording of the seven foreigners kidnapped in Niger...Continue...

2010-10-01 An Algeria-born US citizen accused of funding al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was freed for lack of evidence by a Spanish court on Thursday (Septembe...Continue...

2010-10-01 Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa met in Tripoli to discuss the Arab-African Summit scheduled for early Octob...Continue...

2010-10-01 The underwater gas pipeline between Algeria's Beni Saf and Spain's Almeria will be operational by the end of October, Tout sur l'Algerie reported on...Continue...

2010-10-01 Libya expects half of the country's 100,000 job seekers to be employed by the end of 2010, PANA reported on Friday (October 1st). According to Dr. Am...Continue...

2010-10-01 The 2010 Orange CAF Champions League semi-finals are set for Sunday (October 3rd). Algeria's JS Kabylie visit DR Congo's TP Mazembe and Egypt's al-Ah...Continue...

2010-10-01 Tunisia won the African Seniors' Fencing Championships on Thursday (September 30th), collecting 18 medals, including seven gold, TAP reported. Egypt...Continue...

2010-10-01 The national karate teams of Algeria and Morocco will participate in a friendly tournament Sunday (October 3rd) in Algiers, APS reported. A team of A...Continue...