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<title><![CDATA[Aabar considering UAE, Algeria investments]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=44295</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Aabar will consider investing in a UAE-based industrial joint venture and an Algerian venture for the production of vehicles.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bridgestone Middle East and Africa FZE maintains its growth pace with new innovative products]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Bridgestone Middle East and Africa FZE has said that it has maintained a steady growth in 2009, despite tougher market conditions by continuously expanding its reach in the region.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 52% of Middle East employers plan to recruit]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. More than half of the region&#039;s employers, 52%, are planning to recruit over the next few months, as the region picks up following the global economic downturn, reveals Bayt.com, YouGov Siraj survey. 
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<title><![CDATA[Middle East oil exporters&#039; foreign reserves to rise by US$100 billion ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to increase their international reserve positions by over US$100 billion in 2010 as oil prices rebound, the IMF said on Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Middle East consumer confidence surges led by Kuwait, UAE and Qatar; Lebanon drops ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAl. Residents across the Middle East are feeling a marked improvement in economic conditions, according to the latest Bayt.com YouGov survey.

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<title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi&#039;s Aabar in Algeria car plants deal with German partners]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. UAE investment firm Aabar is setting up vehicle and engine manufacturing plants in Algeria with five German firms, including affiliate Daimler.

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<title><![CDATA[IFC Invests US$24 million in ASEC Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[The International Finance Corporation announced that it is investing US$24 million in ASEC Algeria for the construction of a new cement plant that will create 600 direct and 800 indirect jobs, increase private-sector involvement in the cement sector.

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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s Sonatrach signs US$2 billion contract with Samsung ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA.  Sonatrach, Algeria&#039;s state-run oil and gas company, signed a contract with South Korea&#039;s Samsung Engineering  to renovate the Skikda refinery in east Algeria. 

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<title><![CDATA[Emaar closes Algeria office &#039;due to lack of progress&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dubai-based Emaar Properties has closed its office in Algeria due to a lack of progress on its projects in the North African country, the company said on Saturday.
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<title><![CDATA[GMA Resources reports new gold production record in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Amesmessa gold mine in Algeria produced 3,447 ounces of gold and 657 ounces of silver, the mine&#039;s highest ever monthly gold production. 
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<title><![CDATA[DP World assumes second 30-year operating concession in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37282</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. DP World Djen Djen to become transhipment hub for Western Mediterranean.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DP World Djazair backs marine environment initiative in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37219</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. &#039;Clean Ports&#039; collects 100 TEUs of waste, calling attention to the effects of man-made pollution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Korea to help Algeria boost technology, energy industries]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. South Korea has the means to help Algeria boost and diversify its economy, Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said on Wednesday during a visit by a large government and business delegation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GMA Resources reports lower production at Amesmessa Gold Mine in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Amesmessa produced 2,858 ounces of gold and 538 ounces of silver in April.

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<title><![CDATA[Sonatrach discovers new Gourara basin gas field]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=34329</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. This latest gas field find, made in partnership with Royal Dutch Shell and Abu Dhabi&#039;s Liwa Energy, is the fifth in just the first quarter of 2009.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ABB wins US$490 million order for oil and gas project in Algeria ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=34316</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. El Merk oil and gas project in Algeria due to begin in 2012.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria reports 4.7% annual inflation rate]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Cost of food and fresh agricultural products showed the biggest increase in the February inflation figures.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria, Portugal sign natural gas deal]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria will sell liquid natural gas (LNG) directly to Portugal, following an agreement signed between Sonatrach subsidiary SGC and the Portuguese government.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian minister expects US$60 oil by end of 2009]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian oil minister Chakib Khelil expects international demand will shrink by 1.2 million barrels a day in the second quarter, but he said OPEC adjustments will have the necessary effect on prices.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DP World assumes 30-year operating concession at Port of Algiers]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33548</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Global marine terminal operator DP World has officially taken control of operations at the Port of Algiers, now known as DP World Djazair.  

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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s Sonatrach to boost investment by 41%]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Sonatrach, the Algerian energy group and Europe&#039;s second-largest gas provider, has increased its domestic and international investment programme to US$63.5 billion over five years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria to launch religious TV station]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A new satellite network will offer Algerians religious programming that limits religious ideas imported from foreign countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Petroceltic poised to drill in Algeria, may seek acquisitions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33187</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Countries where Ireland-based Petroceltic may seek to expand include Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Italy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria Amesmessa gold mine missed February production targets, says GMA Resources]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32951</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. During February the Amesmessa mine produced 3,037 ounces of gold and 590 ounces of silver,  below expectations of approximately 4,000 ounces.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ghabbour Auto to invest US$2.5 milion in Algeria venture]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32461</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Ghabbour Auto, Egypt&#039;s largest publicly traded car assembly and retail company, said it would pay US$2.5 million for a majority stake in a company that will distribute semi trailers in Algeria.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Trans-Saharan gas pipeline to reach Europe in 2015]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The proposed trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking Nigeria and Algeria to Europe is expected to begin deliveries in 2015, the head of Nigeria&#039;s state energy company said. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UAE minister welcomes Algeria&#039;s accession to the Arab Free Trade Zone]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Minister of Foreign Trade calls on UAE&#039;s private sector to take advantage of stronger commercial ties with Algeria.

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<title><![CDATA[Algiers International Airport evacuated over fake bomb threat]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A bomb threat at Houari Boumediene International Airport on Tuesday morning forced security services to evacuate terminals and ground planes for several hours.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Repsol makes gas discoveries in Algeria&#039;s Sahara desert]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30722</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Spanish oil and gas company announces three new discoveries in the Reggane, the Ahnet and the Berkine Basins in the Sahara desert in Algeria with a potential of 813 million cubic feet of net reserves.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria developing closer meat and farming links with Brazil]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria wants Brazil to help it develop sectors of its economy, particularly agriculture and industry. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerie Telecom officials face corruption charges]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Some 16 senior officials of Algerie Telecom, including former chief Slimane Kheireddine, and financial director Mouloud Afedjane, were arrested on Monday for corruption, local press reported. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Edison announces two natural gas discoveries in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30659</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Italian power and gas utility Edison, in collaboration with Sonatrach, Repsol and RWE Dea, has made two new gas finds in the Algerian desert.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 42% hike in Algeria&#039;s non-hydrocarbon exports in 2008]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Despite the relatively significant rise, Algeria&#039;s non-hydrocarbon exports only account for only 2.4% of global exports.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s food and medicine imports almost doubled in 2008]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30445</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Increase is mainly due to the surge in raw material prices on international markets, says statistics agency CNIS.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Privatisation proves beneficial to Algeria, says minister]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30378</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Some 447 enterprises privatised in Algeria since 2003 have preserved 40,000 jobs and created 19,000 new ones.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria adopts new consumer protection law]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30299</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria&#039;s parliament adopted on Wednesday a law on consumer protection and fighting fraud.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria Telecom and Iristel join to form Algeria Connect]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30272</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria Telecom and Iristel, a Canada-based provider of VoIP services, have formed an exclusive alliance to offer Algeria Connect, a new VoIP service that provides virtual Algerian phone numbers to Iristel subscribers worldwide.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazprom unit joins search for hydrocarbons onshore Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30275</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Gazprom&#039;s share in the onshore area El Assel will account for 49%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Moroccan king renews call to open Algerian-Moroccan border]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In a message to the Arab leaders&#039; economic summit in Kuwait, the sovereign said that the Maghreb Union has stumbled due to artificial obstacles.
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria produces over a half ton of gold during 2008]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. According to estimates by World Gold Council, Algeria ranks second in the Arab world in terms of gold reserves and number 23 worldwide.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazprom signs exploration deal in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Russian energy monopoly Gazprom reached a series of deals for the exploration of hydrocarbon reserves in eastern Algeria, the energy giant said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Regional conference on death penalty opens in Algiers]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A regional conference on penal reform and the UN resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty opened on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian investigators solve 2003 murder of Saudi poet]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29794</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian security services have identified the killers of Saudi Prince and poet Talal Al Rachid, who died in Djelfa ambush on 27 November 2003.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria ready to increase gas supplies to Europe]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Amid the Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute, which led to the disruption of Russian gas supplies to Europe, Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said on Saturday that the country is ready to increase gas exports to the Europe if current customers and contracts permit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria to require fiscal identification cards for import companies]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29444</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Beginning on 10 January 2009, import-export companies operating in Algeria will be required to use numbered fiscal identification cards (NIF).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian Ministry of Education bans make-up in schools]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29234</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A recent education ministry ban forbids Algerian students to wear make-up or &#039;indecent&#039; clothing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New industrial projects to create thousands of jobs in Algeria ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29235</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria&#039;s Cevital will begin five investment projects in 2009, including petrochemical and aluminium facilities in Oran and Mostaghanem and an agricultural sector project in Bouira.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria past and present portrayed in film]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28561</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Algerian films at Dubai International Film Festival 2008 explore the country&#039;s history and light the way for the future.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Al Qaeda terrorist surrenders in Algeria, discloses plans for December 11 attacks]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28550</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A repentant terrorist surrendered to Algerian security services in the Eid period and claimed terror attacks were planned for this Thursday.
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria invites Russia to join OPEC]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28399</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Algeria&#039;s energy minister has called on Russia, Norway and Mexico to join OPEC or show solidarity with the group by cutting oil production.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inside the failure of Algerian telephone operator Lacom]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27742</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Egyptian Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom Telecom, accused Algerian authorities of interfering in the telecom market. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian investigators identify kidnappers of Austrian tourists]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27428</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A new report prepared by Algerian investigators into the kidnapping of the recently released Austrian hostages implicates more than 30 terrorists, including Libyans, Malians, Mauritanians, and Algerians.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tunisia, Algeria finalise preferential trade agreement]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27427</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Algerian-Tunisian Trade Monitoring Commission finalised a preferential trade agreement between the two countries on 13 and 14 November in Tunis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai World expands into Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Global marine terminal operator DP World and the Algerian government today signed agreements that see DP World taking over the operation of the ports of Algiers and Djen-Djen.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA) puts the customer first with unified data management solution]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27150</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Nokia Siemens Networks solution increases operating efficiency and offers cost savings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Orascom Telecom Algerie (Djezzy) selects Comptel dynamic OSS for provisioning and activation]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=26944</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Orascom Telecom subsidiary will use Comptel solution to improve fulfillment processes for mobile services.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Al Salam Bank starts operations in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=26158</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Al Salam Bank in Algeria, launched with US$100 million paid up capital, was officially opened today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Swicorp acquires strategic stake in leading Algerian distributor of fuel and related products]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25551</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Swicorp&#039;s investment provides funding for ambitious expansion plans.
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian government offers reassurance on financial stability]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25558</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian officials say the country will not be affected by the global economic crisis due to their financial strategy, but experts fear negative effects. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet advertising jumps 300% in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria recorded a 300% increase in internet advertising during the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period of 2007, Le Quotidien d&#039;Oran reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More affordable water for Algeria with ERI&#039;s PX technology]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24888</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Mostaganem desalination plant is being built on a 25-year build own operate and transfer basis by UTE Mostaganem, a consortium consisting of Inima (Grupo OHL) and Aqualia (Grupo FCC) of Spain.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian government gives the go-ahead for private universities]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian universities will need to accommodate over 2 million students by 2015. To address this rise in class sizes, the Algerian authorities may permit the establishment of private universities for the first time.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s trade surplus up 45%]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24736</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Both exports and imports rose in the first eight months by 44%, to reach US$54.44 billion and US$25.40 billion respectively. Oil and gas exports, totalling US$53.09 billion, account for 97% of total sales abroad.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonatrach workers launch hunger strike to protest colleagues&#039; dismissal]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Some 3,000 workers for Algerian state energy company Sonatrach have begun a hunger strike to protest the dismissal of 14 their colleagues from the plant of Hassi Messaoud.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s traditional kheimas mix with modern commercialism]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. In Algeria, kheimas, or tents, serve not only as houses for nomads, but also as entertainment settings for everyone else. A classic Maghreb space, hotels and other companies often use kheimas to host entertaining events and advertise their products.
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria restrictions disappoint foreign investors]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Investment curbs announced and proposed in the last two months look set to dampen foreign interest in OPEC-member Algeria, delay diversification and slow job creation vital to social stability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Korean consortium wins US$758 million bid in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. South Korean builder Keangnam Enterprises, and consortium partners, to build infrastructure for a new city in the north of Algeria.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zidane to launch youth, health projects in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Retired French football star Zinedine Zidane plans to launch a series of programmes to benefit children in his ancestral home of Algeria.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria calls to redefine energy partnership with EU]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24153</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Energy expert says Algeria should redefine, with the EU, a strategic winner-winner partnership, as it is now possible owing to the balance of power in the world energy market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alumco and CPC sign historic MoU to set up aluminium extrusion plant in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24100</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Dubai-based major glass processor aims to conquer the North African market with the new foray.
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian government boosts food subsidies]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Governement also removes VAT from poultry products, which should reduce the price of white meat.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria to replace shanty towns with new housing by 2009]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23979</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. The Algerian government has decided to eradicate the shanty towns in the country&#039;s main cities, including Algiers, Oran and Constantine, starting after the holy month of Ramadan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s tax on new cars sends prices high]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerians say a new tax on new cars will hurt both dealers and middle class citizens, who will have to pay more for their vehicles. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[France&#039;s Razel expands investment projects in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23990</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. French public works company Razel has signed a new contract with Algerian national railway operator SNTF for the construction of 80 tunnels.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BT, Algerie Telecom to sign partnership deal]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23991</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. A British Telecom delegation is expected to prepare the way for opening a new office in the Algerian capital.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria launches Africa&#039;s first electronic border control system]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23863</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. High-tech surveillance system aims to prevent illegal migration and the smuggling of cigarettes, weapons and explosives and drugs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GAC sets up ship agency base in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23626</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. The booming oil and gas sector in Africa has prompted the establishment of GAC&#039;s latest new company, in Algeria. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria invites bids for 26 mining sites]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23632</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria&#039;s National Agency of Mining Patrimony will open bidding next week for 26 metallic mining sites.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria suffers sharp drop in cereal output]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. More than 1.7 million hectares have been affected by drought, mainly in the country&#039;s Western regions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria tightens controls on foreign investment ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23456</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria is requiring both foreign and local investors to re-channel a portion of their profits into local markets within the next four years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria unveils tighter foreign investor terms]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23396</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria plans to take a majority stake in any future investment project involving foreign capital, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said yesterday, outlining a measure which already applies to much of the oil and gas sector.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HSBC adds Algeria to list of emerging market operations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23409</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Operating under the name HSBC Algeria, the UK group commenced banking operations on 3 August with the launch of a brand-new branch and head-office building in the heart of the capital Algiers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonatrach, Norway&#039;s StatoilHydro announce gas discovery]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23329</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. New natural gas field confirmed under the Hassi Mouina permit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Morocco&#039;s King Mohammed blasts Algeria over border closure]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23123</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Morocco&#039;s King Mohammed VI on Wednesday condemned Algeria&#039;s continuing closure of their common border, despite repeated calls by Rabat for it to be reopened.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Privatisation was a mistake, says Algerian president]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22970</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika lashed out at foreign investors on Saturday, accusing them of plundering the country&#039;s riches.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[British Petrofac loses Sonatrach LNG contract]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22914</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian state energy company Sonatrach revoked its decision to award the contract to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Arzew to British company Petrofac and Indonesian engineering company IKPT.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[French battery recycler to open Algerian plant]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22947</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. French company Recylex plans to open a &#039;giant&#039; used-battery recycling factory in Algeria in December.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran to set up cement plant in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22702</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran and Algeria have signed a document and two memoranda of understanding on the expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Merkel lobbies for German gas supplies in Algeria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22701</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. German Chancellor Angela Merkel lobbied for gas supplies in talks with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika yesterday during her first trip to the North African nation aimed at stepping up bilateral trade.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bosnian company wins Algerian electrical power contract]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22535</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Bosnia&#039;s Energoinvest won deal to build transformer stations and transmission lines in Algeria.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Belgian fast-food chain Quick plans 40 new Algerian outlets]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22446</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. According to company chief Annick Van Overstraeten, the chain opened its second fast-food shop in Algeria last month at the airport.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s Sonatrach buys new tanker]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22413</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algeria&#039;s Sonatrach has purchased a new methane tanker with a capacity of 75,500 cubic metres of methane gas.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Maghreb countries need to work harder on regional economic integration]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22420</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Maghreb countries, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, are very different places. Tunisia is the star performer, Morocco follows and despite its oil wealth, Algeria has been disappointing, says a new report from Standard Chartered. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ENI builds on its big plans for North Africa]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22362</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. With its latest investments, the Italian energy giant is securing the prolonging of a supply contract by 25 years, allowing it to get Libyan gas to 2042 and crude oil to 2047.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s AEC signs deal on world&#039;s largest desalinisation plant ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22294</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian Energy Company (AEC) and Singaporean Group Hyflux sign for the construction of a sea water desalination plant near Oran.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria aims to attract 2.5 million tourists per year]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22291</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. In 2007 the government allocated US$910 million for tourism projects. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria to open open up domestic fuel market]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Executive decree, which ends the monopoly of state energy group Sonatrach&#039;s NAFTAL subsidiary, stipulated that all competitors must sell petroleum products at the same prices.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian presence to boost Med Union launch]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22214</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will attend Sunday&#039;s launch summit for French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#039;s &#039;Union for the Mediterranean&#039;, boosting prospects for the new project.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algerian government plans nuclear power by 2018]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22098</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Proposal is part of Algeria&#039;s efforts to build a nuclear power plant in ten years and to develop renewable sources of energy,]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonatrach plans seventh licensing round]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22025</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. Reuters reported that foreign and Algerian companies were invited in January to participate in the round, the first since April 2005.]]></description>
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