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Frantic search for Algiers bomb survivors

Rescuers on Wednesday kept up the search for survivors of two al-Qaeda bomb attacks as grieving families started funerals for dozens of victims. The United Nations said 11 of its…

Al-Qaeda claims deadly Algiers bombs

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a car bomb strike in Algiers that killed dozens of people as rescuers continued to work to find survivors. Amid a disputed death toll,…

Dozens killed in Algeria bombings

A twin car bomb strike rocked Algiers on Tuesday killing at least 62 people and devastating a United Nations office where staff were trapped for hours after the blasts, hospital…

Suicide bomber rams car into Algerian convoy

A suicide bomber rammed a booby-trapped car into a convoy in Algeria on Friday, wounding two French engineers and an Italian, in an attack only hours after al-Qaeda called for an…

Algeria in shock as suicide bombers kill 24

Algeria’s prime minister vowed that national elections will go ahead next month despite suicide bombing attacks claimed by al-Qaeda killed 24 people and wounded 222 others in the…

Bombers sow terror at Red Sea resort

”They are mad. What’s the point of all this,” cried a young British barmaid after a succession of massive bomb blasts transformed Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh from a…

Boost aid, ask African leaders at summit

African leaders meeting in Egypt on Tuesday begged for cash ahead of July’s Group of Eight summit, but poor attendance showed tepid faith in the continent’s ability to achieve…

Sudan to start disarming militias

Khartoum is to start next week disarming the Arab militias accused of a reign of terror in the western Sudanese region of Darfur as demanded by the United Nations Security…

Concern grows over Egypt’s Budget deficit

Egypt’s increasing Budget deficit caused by its living above its means for years is now ringing alarm bells in the government, which is facing unpalatable measures to lower the…