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Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (L) is welcomed by Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) in Algiers, as part of his first official visit and the final stage of a tour of the region, on February 12, 2012.
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Farmingdale surgery tool maker expands overseas sales
on the Nasdaq, up $0.02.The Algerian agreement will be for a two-year period giving distribution rights to Sarl Excellence Sante, of Algiers, for the SonaStar Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator and the BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutter. Initial product training Read more »
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Mohammed Lamari, who led Algeria's battle against Islamic rebel groups, dies
FILE - In this 2003 file photo, former Algerian army chief of staff Gen. Mohammed Lamari is seen in Algiers. Lamari, who led Algeria's military during a decade of civil war that crushed the nation's Islamic rebel groups, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. He wa 1:56 PM from Hampton Roads Daily Press Read more »
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East Africa: Local Volleyball Spirals Down After Years of Dominance
There is a growing fear that Kenya women's volleyball is on a downward spiral after years of dominating the sport in Africa.Kenya failed to book a ticket to the London Olympic games after falling to Algeria in the qualifiers in Algiers. This, added to th 10:47 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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Algerian artist paints his generation's despair
Algiers - The way young Algerian artist Aghiles Issiakhem sees it, the future for many of his 20-something generation is as bleak as his charcoal portraits of them. “For a young person here, there's nothing - you can escape abroad or flee into drugs and from Independent Online (South Africa) Read more »
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Tunisia sees Yemen-style exit for Assad
2012-02-13 07:44 Algiers - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said on Sunday he hoped the bloodshed in Syria could be stopped under a similar scenario to the one which saw Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh relinquish power. "I hope we will find a polit 12:44 AM from News24 Read more »
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The runner whose shorts were 'too revealing'
10 February 2012 Last updated at 19:58 ET By Chloe Arnold BBC News, Algiers Twenty years ago this summer, Algeria's Hassiba Boulmerka ran to victory at the Barcelona Olympics. Her achievement wasn't just her country's first Olympic gold - she showed wome from BBC News Read more »
