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Government of Algeria

Type: Organization

Name: Government of Algeria

Nationality: Algeria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Saudi ship owner pays pirates $ 2.6 m ransom

MV Blida crewmen held for 10 monthsThe Saudi owner of an Algerian-flagged cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $ 2.6 million to free them in November 2011, according to Arab News.The MV Blida, carrying 17 Algerians, ... [Published Safety4sea - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bulk Carrier, Government of Algeria, Somali Piracy, Tanzania, Piracy

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Sonatrach

Algeria Petrochemicals Report Q3 2013

BMI View: While some petrochemicals projects have experienced significant delays, we believe theindustry is on course for strong growth as new plants are opened and domestic demand for plasticaccelerates. The automotives industry is set for expansion ... [Published MarketResearch.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Petrochemical, Algeria, Government of Algeria, Sonatrach

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

Four Key Details in the Released Benghazi E-Mails

On “Morning Joe” at the moment, the roundtable seems convinced that yesterday’s release of 100 pages of internal e-mails relating to the Benghazi talking points exonerates the White House and all of the senior level officials. This suggests that most ... [Published National Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cairo, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Daho Ould Kablia

Algeria to Help Street Traders

Algiers The Algerian government wants to offer young people working on the black market an opportunity to fully operate within the law.The government has moved between 55,000 and 60,000 young people working on the black market in Algeria into legal trading ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Algeria, Daho Ould Kablia, Mustapha Benbada, black market

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Saudi Paid U.S. $2.6 Million Ransom to Somali Pirates in 2011

The Saudi owner of Algeria-flagged cargo ship MV Blida, which was captured and held by Somali pirates in 2011, has admitted to paying $2.6 million in ransom to secure the crew's release, AFP reported Tuesday (May 14th).The ship and its crew of 17 Algerians, ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Somali Piracy, United States, Government of Algeria

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Algeria to help street traders

Street vendors can now "work and earn a living without fear", thanks to new steps the Algerian government is taking to curb black market trading. ... [Published Magharebia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Algeria, Government of Algeria, black market

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Algeria evaluates A330 MRTT

as evaluated Airbus Military’s A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), indicating a possible purchase by the North African country. An A330 MRTT destined for the Royal Air Force conducted trials at the Algerian Air Force’s main transport base of Boufarik ... [Published Defence Web - May 15 2013]

Entities: A330 MRTT, Algeria, Medical Evacuation, Airbus Military

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

BMI: Algeria Petrochemicals Report (Apr-13)

- PDF Instant Online DeliveryAbstractIncludes 3 FREE Quarterly Updates.BMI View: While some petrochemicals projects have experienced significant delays, we believe the industry is on course for strong growth as new plants are opened and domestic demand ... [Published Zawya.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Petrochemical, Algeria, Yara International ASA, Government of Algeria, Polyvinyl Chloride

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

VimpelCom Says Italy’s Wind Isn’t for Sale in Rebuff for Sawiris

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- VimpelCom Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Jo Lunder said the mobile carrier will stick to its Wind Telecomunicazioni SpA unit, keeping the Italian asset off limits to former owner Naguib Sawiris, the Egyptian billionaire who is seeking ... [Published La Repubblica - May 15 2013]

Entities: VimpelCom Ltd, Naguib Sawiris, Italy, Mikhail Fridman

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 4 reports

‘Saudi ship owner paid pirates $2.6m ransom’

ALGIERS, May 14, (Agencies): The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $2.6 million to free them in November 2011, an Algerian paper reported Tuesday. The MV Blida, carrying 17 Algerians, ... [Published Arab Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: Somali Piracy, Oman, Marida Marguerite, Government of Algeria

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Dangote Sugar Withdraws Investment from Algeria

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has pulled its investment from Algeria and is planning to make more acquisitions of local sugar farms to boost its backward integration programme and benefit from the Federal Government Sugar Master Plan.DSR had planned to ... [Published This Day Online - May 15 2013]

Entities: Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Algeria, Sugar, Aliko Dangote

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Algerian Government Unhappy with Cost of Buying 51% Stake in Local Mobile Network

The Algerian government is seeking a fresh valuation on the local mobile network, Djezzy before it agrees to buy a 51% stake in the company.The Algerian government has long wanted to buy the company, and settled on an agreement to take a controlling ... [Published Cellular-News - May 14 2013]

Entities: Government of Algeria, Mobile Network Group, VimpelCom Ltd

Quotes

"Vimpelcom spends around $50 million a year on its Cairo HQ, and taxes in Egypt are very high" said another source familiar with Vimpelcom's plans

Vimpelcom plans to delist Orascom stock-sources [Published Reuters - 19 hours ago]

...The Algerian government refused to negotiate or pay a ransom," owner Ghaith Rashad Feraoun told Arabic daily Ennahar. "I thought of the sailors. I had no interest in freeing the bulk carrier and cement on board, as it was 100 percent insured and the insurance companies were going to reimburse me" he said

Saudi ship owner pays pirates $ 2.6 m ransom [Published Safety4sea - May 17 2013]

It said the loss was "mainly driven by the adverse impact of foreign exchange losses of $173 million and the impairment of assets held for sale by $58 million, as to reflect the fair value of our operations in CAR (Central African Republic) and Burundi."

EGX30 edges 0.4 % higher this week amid strong Q1 results [Published Arab Finance - May 16 2013]

But when he compared this market with the perils of his former work on the pavement, Zouhir is quite clear: "Here I feel I have some dignity, that I'm somebody and, most of all, I no longer have the fear and uncertainty."

Algeria to Help Street Traders [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

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Algeria to help street traders [Published Magharebia - May 15 2013]
Algeria evaluates A330 MRTT [Published Defence Web - May 15 2013]
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VimpelCom Says Italy’s Wind Isn’t for Sale in R... [Published La Repubblica - May 15 2013]
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Algeria after terrorist attack: Don't count on ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - May 11 2013]
In a small town in Iowa, tolerance for Islam en... [Published Bend Bulletin - May 11 2013]
Algeria to seek new valuation for Djezzy [Published TeleGeography - May 11 2013]
Sahli represents Algeria in festivities [Published Algérie Presse Service - May 10 2013]

Blogs

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Non-Interventionist Blowback? [Published Eunomia - 20 hours ago] Syria hawks have lately been falling back on an argument that echoes the so-called McCain “vengeance doctrine.” This is the idea, described here, that the U.S. will reap a bitter harvest of unfortunate consequences if it does not intervene in Syria’s ...
Drumbeat: May 11, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 11 2013] Icy Arctic rising as economic, security hot spot WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake ...
Al Qaeda will take your questions now [Published FP Passport - Apr 22 2013] p>It's not everyday that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the terror group's NorthAfrica affiliate, explains itself to the press. But that's just what happened lastweek, when media spokesman Ahmed Abu Abdulelah answered questions posed to ...
Why AQIM prefers Ansaru to Boko Haram [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - Apr 01 2013] Jacob Zenn of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point has just published a detailed and heavily-cited article on Ansaru and Boko Haram . Zenn looks, in part, at why Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), despite initially supporting Boko Haram, ...
COOPERATION OR COMPETITION: BOKO HARAM AND ANSA... [Published Beegeagle's Blog - Mar 28 2013] COMBATING TERRORISM CENTRE AT WEST POINT Mar 27, 2013Author: Jacob Zenn Since the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram launched its first attack in northern Nigeria in September 2010, it has carried out more than 700 attacks that have killed more ...

Audio/Video

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Did Algerian Govt. Get Hostages Killed in Oil P... [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Jan 22 2013]
VIDEO: PM: UK will 'work closely with Algeria' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Jan 21 2013]
Deadly end to Algeria hostage crisis [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 20 2013]

Press Releases

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Algerian Hostage Crisis Adds to Oil's Reflation... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Jan 21 2013]
ConocoPhillips Announces Intended Sale of Alger... [Published EON Energy - Dec 18 2012]
ConocoPhillips Announces Intended Sale of Alger... [Published Business Wire Energy News - Dec 18 2012]