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Algeria convicts 2 for promoting Christianity (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:32:36 GMT
Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said.

FACTBOX-Algeria violence death toll rises in June (AlertNet)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:41:57 GMT
Source: Reuters ALGIERS, July 3 (Reuters) - The death toll from political violence in Algeria almost doubled to 27 in June from 15 in May, according to a Reuters count based on newspaper reports. Sixteen members of ...

Converts convicted in Algeria for spreading Christian faith (Boston Herald)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:12:52 GMT
ALGIERS, Algeria - Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their...

Algeria Christians get suspended jail terms (Christian Today)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:36:11 GMT
A court in Algeria handed suspended jail terms and fines to two Christians on Wednesday for trying to convert Muslims a defence lawyer said in the latest in a series of trials stirring accusations of religious repression

'Missionaries' fined by Algeria (The Scotsman)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:11:20 GMT
A COURT in Algeria handed £800 fines and six-month suspended jail terms to two Christians yesterday for trying to convert Muslims, a defence lawyer said, in the latest in a s

Algeria Donates 150,000 Dollars to Elkader (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:35 GMT
Elkader - The North African Country, Algeria is giving Elkader 150-thousand dollars for flood relief. The Clayton County community was devastated when the Turkey River overflowed last month.

Algeria: Christians get suspended jail terms for proselytising (Adnkronos)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:09:39 GMT
Algeria: Christians get suspended jail terms for proselytising (AKI) - Two Algerian nationals have been given a suspended six-months sentence for proselytising for Christianity. "We are disappointed by the verdict but not ashamed of our new faith," said Christian converts Rachid Seghir and Djallal Dahmani, from the city of Tissemsilt, quoted by Arab TV network Al-Arabiya on ...

National oil firms well placed to take on majors: Algeria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:01:58 GMT
State-owned national energy firms of producer nations like Algeria's Sonatrach are now well equipped to compete with multinational giants in foreign markets, Algeria's energy minister said Tuesday.

Iran to construct gas storage tanks in Algeria (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:55:01 GMT
Iran - Algeria - Gas Iran and Algeria inked an agreement, worth dlrs 52 million, on construction of gas storage tanks, Iranian Ambassador to Algiers Hossein Abdi Abyaneh said on Wednesday.

Algeria eyes nuclear power (AME Info)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:24:47 GMT
Algeria aims to build a nuclear plant in 10 years, reported Bloomberg. Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said Algeria's government will send a bill to parliament this year to regulate nuclear power generation. The country will also seek to develop renewable sources of energy, he added.

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