Algeria Bound

Economy: Plethora of problems are hitting Algerian winemakers hardF

Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria - Algerian winemaker Dahmane Hamamouche used to rise early and rush to work each morning, but he no longer bothers, as his firm chokes on a cocktail of woes. Long accustomed to nasty surprises including unpredictable weather patterns and...
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Algeria: United Nations independent experts pressuring Algeria to release wrongly jailed journalistF

A journalist jailed for his coverage of mass protests in Algeria must be released, United Nations independent experts said on Wednesday. Khaled Drareni was jailed for two years on Tuesday as a crackdown on dissent intensifies after a year of anti-government...
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Companies: Series of blunders result in millions of dollars of losses to Algeria oil firm Sonatrach ($)F

After the disastrous oil leaks last week that took place on one of its pipelines in El-Oued and the problems that prompted a halt in activity in the LNG facilities in Skikda and Arzew on 7 September, Sonatrach experienced an explosion that reportedly damaged a large...
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Algeria: Government-controlled court sentences journalist Drareni to two years in prisonF

Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was jailed for two years on appeal Tuesday, a defence lawyer said, in a case seen as a barometer of press freedom in the North African country.  Drareni, 40, has been in custody since March and was sentenced in August to three years...
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