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• :: Morocco to Host Arab Cycling Championship in September

• :: Haykel Guemamdia Transferring to RC Strasburg

• :: Tunisia Qualifies for 2006 World Volleyball Championship

• :: Algerian Salim Ilès Earns 50m Freestyle Bronze in Montreal

• :: WWF Lauds EU-Morocco Agreement Fight Against Illegal Driftnets

• :: ISESCO Urges Muslim Leaders to Launch Anti-terrorism Campaign

• :: Moroccan Citizenship now Allowed for Children of Moroccan Mothers

• :: Documentary Film About the City of Ouarzazat Being Shot in Morocco

• :: Burnus Prizes for 2005 Awarded in Algeria

• :: Maghreb Nations Invited to 2005 International Film Festival in Switzerland

• :: Algerian Defender Moves to new French Club

• :: Moroccan Defender Mohammed Benchrifa Joins Saudi Club Al-Tai

• :: Malta-Tunisia "Phoenician Experience" Yacht Rally to Start

• :: Algeria Beats Morocco to win Arab Basketball Title

• :: Childbirth Mortality in Morocco Among Highest in Arab World

• :: US Grant to Tangier-Med

• :: EU, Morocco Sign Four-Year Partnership Agreement on Fisheries

• :: Tunis to Organise Open-Air Summer Festivals on Sundays

• :: Tunisian-UNICEF Extreme Sports Festival to be Held in Sousse

• :: Tunisian Artist Participates in Washington, DC, Show

• :: Algerian Singer Idir Performs at Alert Night Concert in Vienne

• :: French Coach Takes Over Mouloudia Alger

• :: Moroccan Ahmed Kantari Signs First Professional Contract

• :: Tunisian Oussama Mellouli Improves African Record in 800m Freestyle

• :: Algeria, Morocco to Play in Arab Basketball Tournament Final

• :: Essaouira Receives International Blue Flag Eco-Award

• :: Morocco to Open Embassy in Vietnam

• :: Kidnapped Algerian Diplomats Killed in Iraq

• :: Volubilis Festival to Kick Off in August

• :: Natasha Atlas to Give Concert in Algiers

• :: Barbara Hendricks Performance in Tunisia

• :: Tunisia’s Veteran Goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel Signs for Another Year

• :: Tunisian Ziad Jaziri Signs With ES Troyes

• :: North African Countries Gain Places in Arab Basketball Championship Semifinals

• :: New Moroccan Banknotes on the way

• :: First Algerian Broadband Wireless Access Network Launched

• :: Microcredit Programmes Benefiting 55,000 Moroccans

• :: Second Book Festival of Mohammedia to Start

• :: Algeria Celebrates Arab Culture Day

• :: Nourredine Belkaid Exhibits "Couleurs et lumières" in Algiers

• :: Tunisia's Latifa Appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

• :: Morocco Announces Team of 25 Athletes for World Track Championships in Helsinki

• :: Sfaxien to Sign Bolivian Player

• :: Morocco's Nawal Bouzlaf Crowned World Savate Champion

• :: "Djezzy SoccaStars 2005" Trials Underway in Algeria

• :: Tunisian Oussama Mellouli Sets new African Record in 400m Freestyle

• :: US Agency to Assist in Security and Safety at Tangier Port

• :: Morocco Hosts Seminar on Optimization of Vocational Training to Fight Poverty

• :: Tunisia to Host World Scout Conference in September

• :: Tanger Free Zone to Create 22,000 Jobs

• :: Nearly 5,000 Jews Arrive in Morocco for Ben Zmirou Hillula Festival

• :: Algeria Building More Cinemas

• :: Moroccan Film "Ali Zaoua" Screened in Buenos Aires

• :: Algerian International Mohamed Benhamou Coveted by Belgian Louviere

• :: Mustapha Hadji Seeks Return to Moroccan National Team

• :: Morocco Loses in Arab Futsal Championship Final

• :: African Champions League Group Continues With Ties

• :: FIFA Rules Kenya-Tunisia World Cup Qualifier to be Played Without Fans

• :: Hicham El Guerrouj Will not Compete in Helsinki and Remainder of 2005

• :: Algeria, Tunisia Perform Well in Second Round of Arab Basketball Championship

• :: Arab League Calls for International Conference to Fight Terrorism

• :: Algerian President Offers Anti-terrorist Co-operation to Queen Elizabeth II

• :: Forum Warns of Future Tunisian Water Crisis

• :: 18th International Sculpture Festival in Tunisia

• :: Fourth Festival of Settat Opens

• :: Discover Tunisia 21 International Music Event to be Held in El Jem

• :: Algerian Jazz Musician Aziz Djemmam Dies

• :: Moroccan Akram Roumani Joins RBC Roosendaal

• :: Algerian Basketball Team Qualifies for Second Round of Arab Championship

• :: Mustapha Larfaoui Re-elected Head of FINA in Montreal

• :: Raja Casablanca Defeats Enyimba 1-0 in African Champions League Clash

• :: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Claims Kidnapping of Algerian Diplomats

• :: North African Leaders Condemn Sharm El Sheikh Bombings

• :: Rapid Development of El Ghazala Cyberpark Projected in Tunisia

• :: Festival Pays Tribute to Sid Ali Kouiret

• :: Singer Salomon Amzallag Returns to Morocco

• :: Algerian Singers Rachid Taha and Ridan Perform at Swiss Paleo Folk Festival

• :: Tunisian Ben Achour Joins Portuguese Club

• :: Arab Champions League Third Edition Draw to be Held in Cairo

• :: LOSC Lille Signs Moroccan Hicham Abroucherouane

• :: Morocco Defeats Algeria, Iraq in Arab Futsal Championship

• :: Algeria Hosts Tous Gagnants II Conference

• :: Algeria Upset by Kidnapping of Diplomats in Iraq

• :: Kofi Annan Likely to Appoint Peter Van Walsum as UN Envoy to Western Sahara

• :: Moroccan Expert Joins SIDACTION

• :: Morocco to Benefit From International Childhood Cancer Campaign

• :: Exhibition to Display Products Made by Women From Moroccan Rural Areas

• :: Second Cultural Week of Sidi Yousssef Ben Ali in Marrakech

• :: Algerian Singer Akim El Sikameyato Perform at WOMAD 2005

• :: Environmental Sports Games Launched in Algeria

• :: Tunisia Eliminated at FIBA Under-19 World Championships for Women

• :: Morocco Lose two Places in FIFA World Ranking

• :: Tunisia and Algeria Set to Participate in African Weightlifting Championship

• :: Tunisia Defeats Canada in Volleyball Friendship Tournament

• :: Morocco Sends Food to Hunger-Stricken Niger

• :: Germany to Co-finance 98.5m Euros Worth of Environmental Projects in Morocco

• :: US Network Management Company Opens Algerian Office

• :: Investments Innitiatives to Create 1,544 jobs in Benzert Province

• :: Algeria Starts WTO Membership Talks

• :: International Festival of Testour (Malouf) Begins

• :: Algerian Theatre Personality Mohamed Tahar Foudhala Dies at age 87

• :: Algerian Poets to Compete in Poetry Festival in France

• :: Moroccans Participate in New York International Festival of Cultures

• :: FIFA Suspends two Moroccan Players for Poor Behaviour

• :: Algeria Finishes Third in Beach Football Tournament in Casablanca

• :: Hasna Benhassi Overtakes Maria Mutola as top Ranked 800m Runner

• :: ICSIT '05 Begins in Algiers

• :: ISESCO-Organized Meeting Calls for Dialogue Among Cultures

• :: Tunisia to Host Training Course for African Women

• :: Moroccan King in Niger as Part of Humanitarian Effort

• :: EU to Start Negotiations with Morocco on Fisheries

• :: Algerians Urged to Visit National Museums

• :: Anouar Brahem to Perform at East Jerusalem Festival

• :: Annaba Festival Features Best Algerian rap Bands

• :: Yasmine-Hammamet to Host Second Beach Soccer Tournament

• :: Morocco Does not Medal at World Youth Athletics Championships

• :: Algeria, Morocco Fail to Qualify for Final Round of Davis Cup

• :: New Programme for 6m Algerian Families to Obtain PC, Internet Access by 2010

• :: Algerian President Approves key Berber Peace Demand

• :: Morocco Dismantles 60 Per Cent of Illegal Immigration Networks

• :: Algeria, Tunisia to Boost Military Co-operation

• :: Algeria Continues to Privatize Cement Sector

• :: Morocco Targets Privatisation of Maroc Telecom by end of 2005

• :: Maghreb Film Festival Begins in Oujda

• :: Casablanca First Cultural Festival Opens

• :: Sixth National festival of Ahidous in Ain Ellouh

• :: Moknine to Host 24th Edition of Sidi Bou Bakr Festival

• :: Tunisia Suffers Third Defeat at FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women

• :: Morocco’s Hicham Aboucharouane to Join Lille

• :: Southampton Coach Hopes to Sign Algerian Djamel Belmadi

• :: Raja Casablanca Wins Throne Cup Title via Penalty Kicks

• :: Child Mortality Increases to 40 Per Thousand in Morocco

• :: Lufthansa Starts Flights to Algeria

• :: Egyptian, Moroccan Businessmen to Invest $105m in new Joint Projects

• :: Cheb Mami Performs at Detroit's Concert of Colours

• :: Cultural Week of Story-Telling Art Starts in Algeria

• :: International Volunteer Work Camp Organised in Tunisia

• :: Car Accident Delays Tunisian Concert by Latifa

• :: Algeria One Point Away From Victory Against Portugal in Davis Cup

• :: Tunisia Fights Hard at Women's Youth Basketball Championship

• :: Five Swimmers Represent Algeria at World Championship in Montreal

• :: Poll Finds Moroccan Adults Concerned About Religious Fanaticism

• :: Polisario Front Pledges to Free Moroccan Prisoners

• :: British Foreign Minister Discusses Security Co-operation in Algiers

• :: Tunis Virtual University to Launch Joint Tunisian-French Diplomas

• :: British Embassy in Rabat to Help Young Entrepreneurs

• :: Marrakech Exhibits Prehistoric Rock Art Engravings

• :: Reggae Star Performs in Algiers

• :: Algerian Painters Exhibit in Switzerland

• :: Khaled to Tour Italy

• :: First Sports Competition for Blind People Held in Morocco

• :: Nawal El Jack Shines in Marrakech

• :: Talal El Karkouri to Miss Competition Due to Injury

• :: World Under-19 Basketball Championship for Women Begins in Tunisia

• :: Morocco Ratifies FTA With Arab Mediterranean Countries

• :: Algerian Culture Ministry Urges Vigilance Against Artefact Smuggling

• :: Protesting Terrorism, Young Moroccans Voice Solidarity With Britain

• :: New American Master's Degree Programme Launched in Tunisia

• :: Casablanca Festival to Begin

• :: Warda to Perform at Baalbek International Festival

• :: Tunisia, Morocco to Participate in Arab Indoor Football Championship

• :: Morocco to Play Qatar in First Match of World Junior Handball Championship

• :: Mustapha Hadji Returns to Europe

• :: Algeria to Face Portugal in Second Round of Davis Cup

• :: Giant Reptile Species Discovered in Moroccan Phosphates Fields

• :: Tunisia Urged to Increase Freedom of Access to Information

• :: IFAD Grants $11.8m for Algerian Rural Development

• :: Algerians' Health in Jeopardy due to Iodine Deficiency

• :: Sfax International Festival to Start

• :: Fourth Mosaic of Summer Underway in Algiers

• :: Alexander Moldovan Named new Raja Casablanca Coach

• :: Dominique Bathenay Appointed Coach of JS Kabylie

• :: Ali Benarbia Chooses Nadi Qatar

• :: IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships Start in Marrakech

• :: General Secretary of Transparency Morocco Calls for Combating Bribery

• :: Algeria Sends aid to Niger

• :: French Foreign Minister Calls for Direct Political Dialog to Solve Western Sahara Issue

• :: Algerian National Library Sends 15,000 Books to Mascara Province

• :: Tunisia, Saudi Arabia Sign Vocational Training Agreement

• :: Scottish Week in Marrakech

• :: Latifa to Perform in Carthage

• :: Algerian Poet and Radio Personality Mohamed Lakhdar Essaihi Dies

• :: Kenyans Narrowly Defeat Moroccans in Casablanca Race

• :: Mehmet Bazdarevic to Coach Etoile Sahel

• :: France to Grant Tunisia 1.7m Euros for Environmental Projects

• :: Tunisian Tourism Revenues Rise

• :: Algeria Records Highest Growth Level Among Mediterranean Countries

• :: Maghreb Participants Expected at Bahrain International Music Festival

• :: George Benson to Perform in Casablanca

• :: American Music Duo BilliTones to Perform in Morocco

• :: Marrakech to Host Montreux Jazz Festival in 2006

• :: "Le pain nu" Screening Held in Algiers

• :: Tunisia to Participate in Malta Open 2005 Karate Championships

• :: "Marrakech Class of Future Champions" Gathers International Athletes

• :: Tunisian Tennis Players Prepare for Davis Cup in Ireland

• :: Algeria Participating in International Beach Soccer Tournament in Casablanca

• :: Arab Parliamentary Union Session Starts in Algiers

• :: Students from Southern Mediterranean to Study at EU Universities

• :: First Amazigh Language Comic Book in Morocco

• :: Marrakech Festival of Theatre

• :: International Oud Festival Underway in Tetouan

• :: Algerian Smain Diss to Play in Turkey

• :: Esperance, Raja Casablanca Draw at Home in ACL Group Matches

• :: Algeria Announces Police Force Increase to Fight Organized Crime and Strengthen Security

• :: North African Students Participate in Leadership Programme in United States

• :: Qatar to Invest $170m in Morocco Tourism Project

• :: European Investments in Algeria Reached 6 Billion Euros in 2004

• :: Medi Telecom Receives Second Moroccan Fixed Phone License

• :: 34th Monastir International Festival

• :: Maghreb Film Festival Includes Three Algerian Entries

• :: Algerian Djamel Belmadi Completes Trials with Celtic

• :: Tunisian Football Champion CS Sfax to Sign Moroccan Midfielder

• :: Morocco's Nawal Bouzlaf to Fight for World Savate Championship

• :: EU, Tunisia to Work on Action Plan for Closer Ties

• :: Morocco, Spain Seeking Legal Co-operation

• :: Summer School of Human Resources Management to Start in Tunisia

• :: Moroccan Tourism Promoted in Dublin

• :: Renault Launches Logan in Morocco

• :: National Children's Theatre Festival Underway in Tunisia

• :: Companie Kafig to Perform at American Dance Festival in Durham

• :: First Amazigh Festival in Santa Cruz, California

• :: Moroccan Amina Ait Hammou Wins 800m Race in Lausanne

• :: Young Algerian, Tunisian Sailors Compete in Tamentfoust Regatta

• :: Tunisians Abdelhamid Riani, Slah Mbarek Perform Well in International Carthago Cup

• :: Tunisia to Host World Scout Conference

• :: OSCE Calls on Algeria and Morocco to Co-operate to Solve Regional Challenge

• :: Tunisian Forum Discusses Opportunities for the Handicapped

• :: Menzel Bourguiba Culture Festival

• :: First Rhythm and Blues Festival to be Held in Hammamet

• :: Rabat to Host International Music and Cinema Festival

• :: Algerian Writer Elected to International PEN Executive Body

• :: Record Participation for IAAF World Youth Championships in Marrakech

• :: Raja Casablanca's Coach Resigns to Head UAE Team

• :: Moroccan King Congratulates Algerian President on Independence Day

• :: Mediterranean E-Business Management School Launched in Morocco

• :: Milan Hosts Algerian Economic and Cultural Week in Italy

• :: Tunisia to Export $1.2m in Software for Yemeni Postal Service

• :: French Group Plans Large Investment in Algeria

• :: Rachid Taha Arrives in Los Angeles for Transcontinental Tour

• :: CNN Awards Algerian, Moroccan Journalists

• :: Khaled Honoured at International Jazz Festival in Montreal

• :: Preparations Underway for FIBA Under-19 Women's Championship in Tunisia

• :: Algerian Runner Ali Saidi-Sief to Challenge Kenenisia Bekele at Athletissima Grand Prix

• :: Morocco to Help Niger Cope with Drought Impact

• :: Algerian President Pardons Prisoners for Independence Day

• :: "Arab Youth and Millennium Developments Goals" Workshop to Open in Rabat

• :: Tunisian Expatriates' Contributions to National Economy Rise

• :: Univexpo 2005 at Sfax University

• :: New Microfinance Credit Bureau for Moroccans

• :: Gabs International Festival Preparations Underway

• :: Kamel Shadi Releases new Album

• :: AZA performs in Montreal

• :: Agadir Timitar Festival Begins

• :: Tunisia Finishes Strong at Mediterranean Games

• :: Algerian Formula 1 Driver Competes in F3000 Italian Trophy

• :: Maghreb Legislators Urge Unity

• :: Tunisia Establishes Bicameral Parliament

• :: Algerian President Says Amnesty Referendum to be Held Soon

• :: Algerians Prefer Receiving Medical Treatment Abroad

• :: Accor Group Decides to Invest Heavily in Morocco

• :: Moroccan Expatriate Investments Boost National Economy

• :: Al Kaf Summer Festivals Begin

• :: "Khaled and Friends: Peace Through Music" Tour Underway in United States

• :: Bayer Leverkusen to Sign Madouni

• :: Tunisian Rivals ACL Clash Ends in Goalless Draw

• :: Morocco Finishes Fourth at FIFA World Youth Championship

• :: North Africans Dominate Long Distances, Triple Jump in Almeria

• :: Aeronautics Research Centre Planned for Casablanca

• :: World Bank Approves $150m Loan to Support Moroccan Housing Sector

• :: Major Human Rights Meeting in Algeria

• :: Algerians Graduate From Royal Jordanian Air Academy

• :: Moroccan Village Visits Lyon

• :: Morocco Participates in International Radio and Television Festival of Cairo

• :: US Army Europe Band Performs for Algerian Children

• :: Tunisian Rivals Esperance and Etoile Sahel to Meet in ACL Match in Sousse

• :: Morrocan Hamdouchi Qualifies for World Chess Championship

• :: Morocco to Hold National Women's Football Championship

• :: Tunisia Advances to Volleyball Semifinals at Mediterranean Games

• :: Algeria Snatches Gold in 10,000m Track and Field Event in Almeria

• :: Moroccans Represent High Percentage of Female Arab Internet Users

• :: Tunisian Envoy Says Islam Calls for Tolerance

• :: Student Painting Exhibition in Tokyo to Include two Tunisians

• :: 2005 Alphadi Fashion Caravan to Start in Casablanca in September

• :: Algiers Starts Preparations for "Capital of Arab Culture 2007"

• :: Algiers' Photo Exhibition Extended due to Rising Interest