In Algeria, Entrepreneurs Hope Falling Oil Prices Will Spur Innovation. EN DIRECT. Algérie : la Grande-Bretagne dénonce "un meurtre de sang-froid" 00 h 8. Outre Abou al-Baraa, le groupe de preneurs d'otages aurait perdu deux chefs, selon le site mauritanien Alakhbar. Abdallahi Ould Hmeida, un Mauritanien de 18 ans, "membre de la tribu Tekna installée dans le nord de la Mauritanie" et considéré comme l'un des "meilleurs formateurs de combattants islamistes dans la région" ; et l'Algérien Tahir, "l'émir du groupe islamiste 'Les fils du Sud pour la justice islamique'". 23 h 20.
Les forces spéciales algériennes ne contrôleraient qu'une partie du site gazier, rapporte l'agence nationale APS. Seul "le site de vie", où se trouvaient une grande partie des otages, serait maîtrisé. L'usine du complexe serait toujours encerclée. 23 h 16. 23 h 3. 22 h 30. 22 h 8. 21 h 32. 20 h 50. 20h37. 20 h 2. 19 h 45. 19 h 31. 19 h 8. 18 h 55. 18 h 44. 18 h 23. François Hollande, ce jeudi. © Bertrand Guay / AFP 18 h 21. 18 h 16. 17 h 55. 17 h 53. 17 h 51. 17 h 46. 17 h 39. 17 h 22. 17 h 20. 17 h 15. 16 h 44. 16 h 25. 16 h 22. 16 h 15. 16 h 9. 15 h 50. Deux Français enlevés en Algérie, selon "El Watan" Kidnapping at BP plant in Algeria. January 16, 2013|Lamine Chikhi | Reuters ALGIERS (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked a gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, claiming to have kidnapped up to 41 foreigners including seven Americans in a dawn raid in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali, according to regional media reports.
The raiders were also reported to have killed three people, including a Briton and a French national. An al Qaeda affiliated group said the raid had been carried out because of Algeria's decision to allow France to use its air space for attacks against Islamists in Mali, where French forces have been in action against al Qaeda-linked militants since last week.
The attack in southern Algeria also raised fears that the French action in Mali could prompt further Islamist revenge attacks on Western targets in Africa, where al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) operates across borders in the Sahara desert, and in Europe. The U.S. La Chine dépasse la France et devient le premier fournisseur de l'Algérie. Le grand blond au poignard. Mémoires d'Algérie. Mémoire d'algérie |
Décennie noire. Avant 1962. The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria | Football. It was the best of times, it was one of the worst of footballing crimes. On their first appearance at the World Cup, Algeria made an impact that changed the tournament forever. They produced one of the most exhilarating performances to defeat one of the favourites, West Germany, but were then sabotaged by one of sport's most blatant cases of match-fixing. The 1982 World Cup had opened with a surprise, the holders Argentina losing 1-0 to Belgium, but a far bigger shock was to follow.
In the first match of Group 2, the mighty West Germany would surely crush the unknown novices from Algeria. That, at any rate, was the German attitude. The reigning European champions had stomped imperiously into the finals, winning all eight qualifiers with a goals for-against record of 33-3. "One player even said that he would play against us with a cigar in his mouth," recalls Algeria's full-back Chaabane Merzekane, who, as it transpired, was made man of the match.
Germany were about to be jolted.