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REFILE-Algeria probes state power boss over Alstom, GE dealsReutersALGIERS, June 19 (Reuters) - Algeria is investigating the head of its state power and gas utility, Sonelgaz, over contracts involving U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co and France's Alstom SA, sources told Reuters and Algerian local media reported.ENI CEO: Relationship With Algeria Not Impacted by Saipem ProbeZawya (registration)all 4 news articles »

Raw StoryMiss Algeria competition restarts after a ten-year hiatusRaw StoryAfter an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest is to resume on Friday in the western city of Oran, organisers said. A total of 20 women aged between 18 and 26 have been carefully selected from Algeria's main cities to line up for the ...and more »

Toronto StarDjamel Ameziane fears persecution if returned to Algeria from GuantanamoToronto StarBut Ameziane, a former Montreal resident and chef, remains trapped because he fears persecution if sent to Algeria, from where he fled two decades ago. No other country has offered refuge, including Canada where he once lived and has relatives and ...

Miss Algeria to resume after ten-year breakMail & Guardian OnlineA total of 20 women aged between 18 and 26 have been carefully selected from Algeria's main cities to line up for the beauty pageant, co-organiser and jury member Hamza Ameziane told AFP on Wednesday. The women must be "at least 1.7m tall with ...

Ahram OnlineAlgeria defender doesn't fear any opponent, 'even Egypt'Ahram OnlineAlgeria are unfazed by the prospect of taking on North African rivals Egypt in the World Cup qualifying playoff, defender Madjid Bougherra said on Tuesday. Both sides advanced to the two-legged playoff with one match to spare after ensuring they would ...

Miss Algeria contest resumes after 10 yearsThe Daily StarThe competition was suspended in 2003 after the death of Cheradi Hamdad, who launched the beauty contest in 1996 during Algeria's devastating civil war and whose son Faycal Hamdad has now taken up the mantle. "This first edition was difficult to ...

Transport: Ansaldo STS wins 40-mln-euro order in AlgeriaANSAmedThe contract in Algeria is worth 40 million euros and covers the design, supply, installation and implementation of ERMTS signalling systems for the new, 130-km cargo and passenger rail line linking Oued Tlelat and Tlemcen in north-western Algeria.Italy's Ansaldo STS wins order in Algeria worth 40 mln eurosReutersANSALDO STS SPA : Ansaldo STS announces a new ERTMS signalling ...4-traders (press release)all 6 news articles »

Miss Algeria beauty contest to resumeNinemsnMiss Algeria beauty contest to resume. 8:48pm June 19, 2013. After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest is to resume in the western city of Oran, organisers say. Spectacular volcano's caught on camera · Chinese customs seize huge ...

SuperSportAlgeria pulls out of CHANCitifmonlineHowever, observers in the region suggest the Algerian officials' decision was motivated by fear of insecurity to play in Libya and to score lower points in the next Fifa ranking to possibly avoid Egypt in the 2014 World Cup seeding for the third round ...Algeria pull out of 2014 African Nations Championship, Libya advanceLibya TVAlgeria withdraw from CHANmagharebia.comall 4 news articles »

Algeria's Islamists Gear Up For Presidential CampaignAl-MonitorDespite Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's recent appearance [in photographs], after more than 18 months of absence while being treated in Paris, the political backstage is buzzing with talk about the presidential elections scheduled for next ...