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Middle East: Direct dialogue will begin Thursday at 10:00 am (local time)

The first session of direct talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians will start at 10:00 am (14:00 GMT) Thursday at the State Department said Wednesday U.S. diplomacy....
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Prison for the security director at Djezzy

Algiers- The Court of First Instance of El Harrach yesterday ruled on the case of the fake colonel "T. Omar", former captain of the national army in the body of the Air Force and Director General of Security at "Djezzy", who pretended to be a colonel and threatened his deputy at the same company who constituted as civil party in the case....
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Any officer who loses his weapon will be prosecuted

Algiers- The Director General of National Security, General Abdelghani El Hamel sent a telegram to all services and security authorities, on measures to be taken against any police officer who would be subject weapon loss....
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Loss of a Kalashnikov and six Beretta since last year in Annaba

Algiers- The province of Annaba held during the years 2009 and 2010 a record in terms of losses of firearms by police officers. These figures mean that the province ranks first among the other provinces that have recorded losses of firearms by police officers....
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Bouteflika, The great diplomat facing Kissinger

This file was declassified in 2006, although went unremarked at that time. It has a critical importance regarding the conflict of Western Sahara because the (then) minister of foreign affairs and current president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, asked US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to "stop economic and military aid", which would have meant an embargo on Morocco. This file concerns the whole Maghreb region, and particularly Morocco-Algerian relations....
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Directors and inspectors positions: applications should be made before September 10

Algiers- The Ministry of Education sent a memo to provinces’ directors of education, ordering them to convene teachers meeting the legal requirements, according to the Decree 80513, and interested in participating in professional examinations for the posts of headmasters of secondary schools, inspectors and educational advisers, and this, in order to confirm their participation by an undated handwritten application....
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The diplomat Hasseni enjoys a nonsuit in the case Mecili

The Algerian diplomat Mohamed Ziane Hasseni received Tuesday a dismissal issued by the French justice in the investigation into the assassination in Paris in 1987 of the opponent Ali Mecili, a case that has poisoned relations between Paris and Algiers....
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    All details on wage increases

    The General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) was able to finalize all agreements on the increases rate in wages, subject of lengthy negotiations between the social partners in different sectors, which varies between 10 and 53% in favor of workers of the Public Service whose number is estimated more than 1.5 million workers.
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    One dead and one missing in Annaba among 24 Harraga

    A candidate for illegal emigration has been found drowned, another was missing and 22 were arrested while attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Annaba, in the far east of Algeria, said the civil protection Sunday.
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    Arrest of three people accused of supporting terrorism in Biskra

    The security services of Sidi Khaled, in the province of Biskra, managed the day before yesterday, to dismantle a network of support for terrorist groups, composed of five members, following information received, according to which the group provides support to terrorists in the region.
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    "Forsan El Qoraan" third award, the real competition begins

    Algiers- The third award of the third edition of "Forsan El Qoraan 2010" (the Knights of the Holy Quran) held Friday evening at the Palais des Expositions des Pins Maritime (Algiers), was marked by the celebration of the Battle of Badr ( Ghazouat Badr el Kubra).
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    Seven members of the Salafist Group eliminated

    The forces of the National People's Army managed to eliminate yesterday seven terrorist from the « Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat », during an extensive search operation conducted by its units in the forest of Beni Yenni in Tizi Ouzou.
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    Death of Ennahar’s correspondent in Ouargla

    The funeral of Baba Hamou Saoud, correspondent of Ennahar in Ouargla, who died suddenly at the age of 53, took place before yesterday at the cemetery in Benouaguine, Ouargla.
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    Two terrorists eliminated in Boumerdes and Lakhdaria

    ANP forces have succeeded in the evening of Thursday, to eliminate two dangerous terrorists between the villages of Tiza and Djerah, in the municipality of Amal in Boumerdes, bordering Lakhdaria heights in Bouira.
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    Vehicles equipped with LPG system exempt from payment of toll

    Algiers- vehicles equiped with LPG system, fuel for automobiles, will now be exempt from payment of car toll, in order to encourage the use of this system, after noting the lack of interest on the part of motorists for this kind of fuel.
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    Djezzy to become a public company shortly

    Algiers- The case of purchase of shares in the Algeria Telecom company "Djezzy" will be in the agenda of the Government Council this Saturday, where the Finance Minister, Karim Djoudi will present a detailed report on the friendly market that took place last week between the Department of Fiances and the Office of the finance expert Hadj Ali Mohand Samir
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    Algerians hire aircraft for business

    Algiers- They spend 300 or 500 million, a billion and a half or even two billion and 500 million centimes for renting an aircraft, a small aircraft as the ATR, a Boeing or an Airbus for the transport a few people. Huge amounts of money are spent just to not to miss an important business.
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    Gas Prices: arbitration in favor of Sonatrach cons Gas Natural

    The Court of Arbitration in Paris ruled in favor of the Algerian Sonatrach in conflict since 2007 with the Spanish Gas Natural on the prices of gas delivered to Spain, according to a statement from the Spanish group.
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    Auto Market: New attractive discounts on new vehicle

    • Peugeot : discounts of 10 and 15 million centimes • SOVAC breaks the price with a discount of 30 million centimes • Citroën : choose a car within your means • Mercedes: Win a car by buying one
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    Algérie/2009: growth rate of 9.3% outside oil

    The Algiers-oil economic growth outside of Algeria in 2009 reached 9.3% against 6.1% in 2008, foreign exchange reserves amounting to 147.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of the year according to Finance Minister Karim Djoudi.
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    Nedjma" achieves excellent results on the Algerian market

    The results achieved by the mobile operator Watanya, who manages the network "Nedjma" shows that this operator has managed to raise its number of subscribers to more than eight million by the end of June, with a growth rate of 6.38% compared to 2009.
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