Algeria (Arabic: الجزائر , Berber : Ldzayer /ldzæjər/), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Arabic:الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية ), is a country in north Africa, and the second largest country on the African continent, Sudan being the largest. It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco as well as a few kilometers of its annexed territory, Western Sahara, in the west. Constitutionally, it is defined as an Islamic, Arab, and Amazigh (Berber) country. The name Algeria is derived from the name of the city of Algiers, from the Arabic word al-jazā’ir, which translates as the islands, referring to the four islands which lay off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in 1525; al-jazā’ir is itself short for the older name jazā’ir banī mazghannā, "the islands of (the tribe) Bani Mazghanna", used by early medieval geographers such as al-Idrisi and Yaqut al-Hamawi.

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Rice to visit Libya and North African allies - International Herald Tribune
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:01:17 -0000
Voice of AmericaRice to visit Libya and North African alliesInternational Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours agoAP ALGIERS, Algeria: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes a historic trip to North Africa this week as the highest-ranking US official to visit ...Rice to Welcome Qaddafi to War on Terror as Ties Grow (Update1) BloombergRice Set for Historic Visit to Libya Alalam News NetworkCondoleezza Rice will make the first visit to Libya by a senior ... Jewish Telegraphic AgencyISRIA (subscription) - New York Timesall 290 news articles
New penal code criminalises illegal immigration in Algeria - magharebia.com
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:14:01 -0000
magharebia.comNew penal code criminalises illegal immigration in Algeriamagharebia.com - 1 hour agoAlgeria’s new penal code, adopted on August 31st, sets out prison sentences for harragas. The measure has been viewed differently by observers and ...
Portsmouth land Algeria defender - Independent Online
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:05:18 -0000
BBC SportPortsmouth land Algeria defenderIndependent Online, South Africa - Sep 1, 2008Portmouth, England - Portsmouth signed Algeria defender Nadir Balhadj from French club Lens on a season-long loan on Monday. Pompey boss Harry Redknapp will ...Portsmouth signs Algeria defender Belhadj on loan International Herald TribuneBelhadj makes Pompey loan switch BBC SportPompey tie up Belhadj loan SportboxFansOnLine.netall 189 news articles
Al Qaeda’s Surge in Algeria - Family Security Matters
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:59:56 -0000
Al Qaeda’s Surge in AlgeriaFamily Security Matters, NJ - 14 hours agoAs I reported more than a year ago, AQIM has its origins in Algeria’s Islamist insurgency of the 1990s, a conflict that left at least 200000 people dead. ...
Niang left out of the 22 against Algeria… - World Cup Blog
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:32:04 -0000
World Cup BlogNiang left out of the 22 against Algeria…World Cup Blog, OR - 17 hours agoOn friday night in Blida, located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, Senegal will face the Fennecs of Algeria in the first of our second leg matches for the ...
Algeria improves standing in FIFA September ranking - African Press Agency
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:32:37 -0000
Algeria improves standing in FIFA September rankingAfrican Press Agency, Senegal - Sep 3, 2008APA – Dakar (Senegal) Algeria has shot up in the African monthly ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA) after winning four places up from ...

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