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Algeria-Egypt’s World Cup place explodes into a diplomatic war

afrol News - The rivalry between the north Africa neighbours, Egypt and Algeria has heightened beyond the fight for a place in the 2010 soccer event in South Africa.

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Algeria | Egypt
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Orascom to contest $6 mln tax bill

afrol News - Egypt's Orascom Telecom has vowed to contest a $600 million tax bill issued by the Algerian tax authorities.

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Egypt
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Heart disease discovered in ancient Egyptian mummies

afrol News - A cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and his research team from Cairo, Milwaukee, and Mission Viejo, Calif., have detected the hardening of the arteries in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, indicating that heart disease is not just a condition found in modern humans.

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Algeria
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Algerian company celebrate first order for Boeing

afrol News - Tassili Airlines of Algeria has placed its first order for Boeing airplanes with a signed deal for the four Next-Generation 737-800s, Boeing announced today at Dubai Airshow 2009.

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Politics | Human rights | Society

Unblock foreign visits to Sahrawi activists, HRW

afrol News - The international human rights body has accused Moroccan authorities of blocking "unauthorised" visits by foreigners to the homes of Sahrawi activists in Western Sahara.

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Morocco | World
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Lower levies on trade – federation official calls

afrol News - The president of the Marmara Business Life Associations Federation (MARÝFED) Ahmet Ciðer has appealed for reduction of customs duties saying high levies hamper trade between Turkey and Morocco. The levies reportedly go up to 30 percent on industrial goods.

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Egypt | World
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Increased Internet access to boost economic growth, forum

afrol News - Business leaders to the UN-linked Internet Governance Forum (IGF), taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, send a strong message yesterday, saying the future of the Internet is everyone's concern and could boost economic growth.

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Libya | Niger
Politics | Society

Tuareg rebels repatriated to Niger

afrol News - Libya authorities have began the repatriation of hundreds of Nigerien Tuareg rebel fighters, the latest sign of progress in pacifying Niger's north after two years of revolt.

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China-Africa commitments applauded

afrol News - The head of the UN food agency has welcomed the declaration by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation underlining the critical role that investment in food security, agriculture and infrastructure plays in feeding people on the continent.

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Algeria | World
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Algeria pushes for zero-tolerance on ransom payments to terrorists

afrol News - Algerian authorities are planning to introduce a draft resolution in the UN Security Council to ban the practice of paying ransoms to terrorist groups.

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