ERS- More than 912,000 flats have been delivered by end of the first half of 2009, as part of the five-year programme of one million housing units (2005-2009), while 550,000 other units are under construction, announced Wednesday Housing and Town Planning Minister Noureddine Moussa.
IERS – International experts in statistics assessed Tuesday in Algiers that statistic systems in the Maghreb countries came to "maturity," noting that data quality is "good" enough to allow all the regional comparisons....
ORAN (Algeria) – Several traders in Oran (west of Algiers) started renovating their premises, spurred in this by influx of national and foreign visitors expected in the coming months on the occasion of the 16th International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 16)....
ALGIERS- The measures relating to investment decided by the Algerian authorities are a "question of sovereignty," Boualem M'Rakach, President of the Algerian Confederation of Employers (CAP), said Monday in Algiers....
The inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP), signed Friday in Abuja (Nigeria), marked the "effective launch" of the construction of this gas link between Africa and Europe, Minister of Energy and Mines, Chakib Khelil said Saturday....
ALGIERS - President of World Water Council (WWC) Loïc Fauchon called Monday here in Algiers for the promotion of "hydro-diplomacy" in view of resolving peacefully the cross-border water disputes, notably in the Middle East....
- The huge project "Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline" (TSGP), which is due to carry natural gas from Africa to Europe, has significantly progressed towards its full achievement with the intergovernmental agreement signed between Algeria, Nigeria and Niger on Friday in Abuja....
S- The conditions relating to the discharge of the duties of civilian air crew, the airworthiness and the exploitation of aircrafts as well as security abroad them are henceforth stated by three executive decrees published in the Official Journal No 35....
ALGIERS- The Algerian Tassili Airlines (TAL), a subsidy of the state-run hydrocarbon company (SONATRACH), has inked Wednesday in Algiers a deal with the US aircraft constructor Boeing for the selling of four 150-seat B 737-800 jets....
ALGIERS- The final bid of the Brazilian aircraft constructor Embraer for selling three 100-seat ERJ 190 has been rejected by the bid opening committee of the Algerian company Tassili Airlines (TAL) for "non-compliance," as announced Wednesday in a release....
IERS- Sonatrach Group and South Korea's Samsung Engineering and Construction signed, Saturday in Algiers, a contract for the renovation and modernization of the refinery of Skikda (510 km east of Algiers)....
MILA (Algeria)- The ruling on the increase of retirement pensions will be "signed on August, retroactive to May 2009," announced Sunday Tayeb Louh, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security while on a working visit to Mila province (400-km east of Algiers)....
RS- Proceedings of the first session of the Arab Water Ministers Council got underway Monday in Algiers in the presence of Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa....
PASA (Algeria)- A budget of DZD 100 billion has been released by the State for the scientific research development, said Monday a representative of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research....
IERS- Public sector’s cement output in Algeria recorded a 6% increase during the first five months of 2009, SGP "Industrie des ciments" (SGP-GICA) indicated Tuesday....
ALGIERS- The setting up of the Arab Water Ministers Council, which was decided last November during Arab water ministers' meeting, will help the creation of another efficient platform likely to rationalize the use of water resources in Arab countries, said Monday here Water Resources Minister Abdelmalek Sellal....
ALGIERS- Arab Water Ministers have adopted Monday in Algiers a global strategy up to 2025 to achieve water security in the Arab region, while stressing the need to monitor the implementation of the decisions of the Arab economic summit held in Kuwait, and strive to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)....
ALGIERS- Over 250,000 electricity and gas bills were paid on June at the offices of Algerie Poste (Algeria's postal service), said its Communication Director Nourredine Boufenara on Tuesday....
AlGIERS- Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Ali Larijani emphasized Monday in Algiers the need to enhance Algerian-Iranian relations, especially in economic and commercial fields by increasing the volume of cooperation....
ALGIERS- "Several advances" have been achieved in the field of transportation between Algeria and the European Union (EU), said Friday a Transport Ministry’s release reporting Algeria Minister Amar Tou and European Commissioner for Transport Antonio Tajani meeting....
