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Part of an 800-member official Algerian mission came to the Kingdom on Monday to facilitate their arrival, with the rest following soon. </description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:14 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Arab News </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091106063435</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Mali Touaregs mull arms surrender; Algeria among nations backing incentive plan </title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105054931</link><description>Touareg leaders from the Mali regions that border Algeria, Mauritania and Niger gathered in Kidal on Tuesday (November 3rd) to discuss the threat from al-Qaeda-linked armed groups, El Khabar reported. The meeting, reportedly arranged by the Mali...</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:42:14 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091105054931</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algeria plans cancer treatment centres</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105055635</link><description>The Ministry of Health has unveiled a project to build 14 cancer treatment centres to help treat the staggering number of Algerians diagnosed with the disease each year. Algeria is stepping up its efforts to fight cancer, announcing last week that...</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:41:55 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091105055635</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algerian unions plan November protests</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043240</link><description>Unions representing Algeria&apos;s educators and public health workers will hit the streets starting November 8th to voice demands for a better and retroactively-applied pay scale.  Algeria&apos;s teachers and health care providers are planning an open-ended...</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:57:16 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091104043240</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algerian minimum wage increase talks to resume</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103063303</link><description>Plans to raise Algeria&apos;s national guaranteed minimum wage (SNMG) will top the agenda at the next tripartite meeting of Algerian government representatives, employers and the General Union of Algerian Workers.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091103063303</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algeria seizes 3.5 tonnes of cannabis: 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pipelines</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029055542</link><description>Sonatrach and Italian group Bonatti signed a $149.7 million construction deal for new oil and gas pipelines, the Algerian energy company announced.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091029055542</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algeria to offer loans to aspiring home-owners</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029055746</link><description>Hefty financial assistance and slashed interest rates on loans will be made available to low-income people to ease the nation&apos;s housing woes, the Algerian government announced.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:07:07 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20091029055746</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algeria  risk: Risk overview</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/countries/dz/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=OVERVIEW</link><description></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:05:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Economist Intelligence Unit </source><guid isPermaLink="false">EIU20091101221511296</guid><category>Subscription</category></item><item><title>Algeria seeks builders for world&apos;s third largest mosque</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091027T162440ZIUF88</link><description>Algeria on Tuesday called for offers to build a Grand Mosque of Algiers, which would be the third largest mosque in the world after those of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:49:50 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">AFP </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ANA20091027T162440ZIUF88</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Italian firm to build Algerian pipelines</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091027T142516ZITN17</link><description>Algerian-American oil and natural gas company Sonatrach-Anadarko Tuesday announced a 150-million-dollar deal to build three new installations in Algeria.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:33:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">AFP </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ANA20091027T142516ZITN17</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Algeria, UK to sign defence accord</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091027051542</link><description>After four years of intense negotiations, Algeria and the UK are expected to sign a defence co-operation agreement during a two-day Algiers visit begun by British Defence Minister Bob Ainsworth.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:36:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Magharebia.com </source><guid 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