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Algerian Hostage Crisis Ends with Military Assault: So How is Al-Qaida Dead?

An organization that can seize about 1,000 hostages in the middle of Algeria, a country whose regime has been so tough on radical Islamists, is not dead… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Egyptians Miffed Over Continuing Algerian Antagonism

Egyptian and foreign observers alike marveled at a level of nationalist fervor and mass mobilization rarely seen before… Continue reading

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Court Dissolves Egyptian Parliament; Army Takes Over; Civil War?

The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has invalidated the parliamentary election there… Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood in Algeria

The Muslim Brotherhood apparently began its operations in Algeria in the 1940s… Continue reading

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French minister of Arab origin: “There is no such thing as moderate Islam”

A French junior minister said in an interview published Saturday there was no such thing as moderate Islam… Continue reading

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FM Mourad Medelci Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

No efforts should be spared for dialogue and communication to assist the Saharan people to achieve their right to self-determination… Continue reading

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Assad: anti-US and anti-Israel Stance will Save Him from an Uprising

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad believes he has more time for reforms, because of his anti-US and anti-Israel policy. He believes Egypt is suffering for its connection with the U.S. and Israel… Continue reading

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U.S. Policy Toward Algeria as a Case Study for the Egypt Crisis

Two former ambassadors and several current and former U.S. diplomats have written me agreeing with my warnings regarding Egypt… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: France Under Fire over Support for Tunisia

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was accused Monday of tacitly propping up dictatorship in north Africa and of botched diplomacy in France’s ambivalent response to… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: U.S. Requests Sahel Surveillance Flights

Algerian government slow to respond to signals intelligence overflight permission for areas of Mauritania and Mali where al-Qaida operates. The move is part of… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Algeria New U.S. Ally against al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb

Algeria’s government was badly shaken by al-Qaida bombings three years ago as the terrorist organisation opened a new front in north Africa and the country’s “sclerotic and suspicious” security forces struggled… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: President of Mali Links Drug Trafficking to Terrorism

When an unidentified plane crashed into the desert in northern Mali in November 2009, it was immediately suspected of smuggling cocaine from Latin America. The west African route to the lucrative European markets had been growing in… Continue reading

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Vicious Anti-Semitic Speech Justifies The Elimination of Israel and Deportation of Jews

Hamas senior Mahmoud al-Zahar has recently given a vicious anti-Semitic speech to justify the elimination of Israel and the deportation of Jews from the “entire territory of Palestine”. The speech contains themes… Continue reading

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The Lifeline 5 Aid Convoy Expected to Set Out from London on September 18, 2010

The Lifeline 5 aid convoy organized by Viva Palestina, the organization of the pro-Hamas former British MP George Galloway, along with the International Committee to Break the Siege on the Gaza Strip, is expected to set out from London on September 18, 2010. An official spokesman of the… Continue reading

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The Lebanese Aid Ship Maryam Still Anchored in the Port of Tripoli

The Lebanese women’s ship Maryam is still anchored in the port of Tripoli, despite the claims of its organizers that it would set sail on August 22. There are apparently difficulties with the Lebanese government and the refusal of Cyprus and other countries to allow the ship to sail to… Continue reading

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Gaza Flotilla Ships Returned to Turkey, IHH Said More Flotillas Could Be Expected

A senior member of IHH, said that if the closure of the Gaza Strip were not lifted, many more flotillas to the Gaza Strip could be expected. He added that if need be, the vessels which returned would be used again… Continue reading

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Update on the Flotillas to the Gaza Strip

According to “Lebanese sources” international pressure is being exerted on the Lebanese government and the organizers of the flotilla to prevent the ships from setting sail… Continue reading

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The Flotilla to the Gaza Strip

More flotillas to the Gaza Strip were being organized accompanied by intensive propaganda, although it is not clear which will actually sail… Continue reading

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Remarks by Ahmad Ibrahimi of Algerian Delegation to the Ship Intifada

Our hatred for these people is so intense that we wished, at those moments, that we could have been bombs, and blow up among those brothers of apes and pigs… Continue reading