Algeria
ALGERIA: Poll unlikely to provide clean break
The referendum on the Charter of National Reconciliation will be held tomorrow. The government is...
AlgeriaINTERNATIONAL: Oil industry bottlenecks hamper supply
OPEC oil ministers meet next week in Vienna. Rising demand for oil over the past three years...
InternationalMIDDLE EAST: Islamist participation is open question
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak this week again ruled out participation by the Muslim...
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Democracy will not eradicate terrorism
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Western policymakers and analysts swiftly concluded...
Middle EastALGERIA/MOROCCO: Pan-Berberism may shift Maghreb links
The fourth World Amazigh (Berber) Congress in August and the recent formation of a Berber-based...
AlgeriaALGERIA: Partial amnesty proposed for Islamists
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika yesterday announced a referendum on a partial amnesty for Islamist...
AlgeriaINTERNATIONAL: Addis summit key to reforms
The African Union (AU) has scheduled an extraordinary summit in Addis Ababa on August 4 to...
InternationalUNITED NATIONS: Security Council reform is fraught
The UN General Assembly on July 11 began debate on a draft resolution for Security Council...
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