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Old 02-03-2011, 07:19 PM   #1
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Arrow Algerian government will lift 19-year state of emergency, loosen political restrictions

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The Tunis Effect.
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Man tries to set himself on fire at Algeria protest

Sun Feb 6, 2011

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Default Algeria Next?

Thousands of police (totaling 30,000 so far) surround city to block pro-democracy protesters.
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Old 02-12-2011, 11:56 AM   #5
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He he, you know that while Arab, Algerians are Africans not Middle Easterners, right?
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Anti-government protests broken up in (Yemen) and Algeria


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Old 02-17-2011, 03:54 AM   #8
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The former leader of Algeria's ruling party has urged the president to respond to unrest across the Arab world by changing his government.
Abdelhamid Mehri said radical change was needed as Algeria approaches 50 years of independence from France.



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Algeria: government lifts 19-year state of emergency


The Algerian Council of Ministers on Feb. 22 approved a draft ordinance repealing the country's 19-year state of emergency

http://ww4report.com/node/9535
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