Terror group demands $37m
Courier Mail From:AFP Ransom demand: A videograb shows an al-Qaida splinter group with European hostages kidnapped in Algeria. The terrorists want 30 million euros to free three aid workers. Picture: AFP/Serge Daniel Source: AFP AN AL-Qaida splinter group wants 30...
Al-Qaeda offshoot claims Algeria attack
Rabi-ul-Sani Niger—An Al-Qaeda splinter group claimed Saturday to have carried out a suicide attack on a military base in southern Algeria which left 24 people wounded. “We inform you that we are behind the explosion that occurred this morning at Tamanrasset,” a...
Islamists want 30 mln euros to free Western hostages: source
(AFP) – 15 hours ago GAO, Mali — An Al-Qaeda splinter group wants 30 million euros ($39 million) to free three European aid workers kidnapped in Algeria in October, a Malian source close to the mediators said on Saturday. "The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West...
Arab spring News : Mar 3, 2012
Arab Spring a call ... 1st ADD Petra News Agency What dangers do you see ahead in the region resulting from the Arab Spring and what is critical to this end in terms of European and American policies? I see a period of uncertainty and instability, which is a natural...
UN Chief And IPU President Seek Means To Boost Cooperation
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Abdelwahed Radi held on Thursday in New York talks on the means to reinforce the bilateral partnerships between the two organizations. "We hope to give a parliamentary...
Nigeria: 45 million Internet users, Africa’s new record
(AGI) Lagos - The latest international research center classifications confirm it. By the end of 2011, Nigeria exceeded the 45 million Internet users. This data propels the African giant to the continental top place. It is useful to remember that Nigeria is the most...
UK: Britain’s Debate over National Security and the Public’s Right to Know
Source: Open Society Foundations by Emi MacLean In February 2009, the U.S. government transferred British resident Binyam Mohamed from the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay home to the United Kingdom. A victim of extraordinary rendition, Mohamed had been imprisoned...
Morocco To Host In May Meeting Of MENA-OECD Initiative, Official
Paris - Morocco will host next May a meeting of the MENA-OECD initiative for governance and investment in support of development, Minister of General Affairs and Governance Mohamed Najib Boulif. This regional meeting is part of the preparation for the comprehensive...
HM The King Chairs Religious Ceremony In Commemoration Of Passing Away Of Late King Hassan II
Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and HRH Prince Moulay Rachid and HH Prince Moulay Ismail, chaired on Friday at the Mohammed V Mausoleum in Rabat a religious ceremony in commemoration of the 13th...
Neonatal Mortality Rate Decreases By 30% Between 2004 And 2011- Survey
Rabat - Neonatal mortality rate saw a significant decrease down from 27 cases per 1000 live births to 18.8 in 2011, that is a reduction of 30%, showed a national survey on the population and family health for 2011. The survey, which was conducted by the Health...