Scheduled flight Constantine-Istanbul opens late March
CONSTANTINE (Algeria)- National airline Air Algerie is to open on March 30 a scheduled weekly (round-trip) flight Constantine-Istanbul (Turkey), the regional manager of the airline's branch in Constantine (431km east of Algiers) said on Wednesday.
The new line, which is part of Air Algerie's restructuring plan to serve other towns in Europe from Mohamed Boudiaf airport, is aimed at securing the loyalty of the potential customers, which have been until then forced to go to Algiers or Tunis to join the Turkish major city, Bedreddine Mekroud told APS.
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Cheikh Bouamrane: Death penalty can not be abolished "in all cases"
ALGIERS- President of the High Islamic Council (HCI) Cheikh Bouamrane declared Wednesday here that "death capital can’t be abolished in all cases," noting that courts have to decide whether to apply it or not.
The abolition of death capital to which appeal several international bodies, including the United Nations is still debated within the council’s consultative commissions, president of HCI told a news conference.
While highlighting divergences of views regarding this issue, he noted that tendency implies that death penalty can’t be abolished in all circumstances as the "punishment is one of the foundations of Islam" and its application or not "is a prerogative of courts which judge circumstances and the ins and outs of a crime."
Punishment depends on the nature of crime, for "a criminal who kills a child and sells his organs for instance can’t flee death penalty."
This is the reason why "justice is competent to decide on the nature of crimes, though in all cases, we can not abolish a law of shariâa."
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Bad weather: Five killed, roads cut and material damage
ALGIERS- Five people have lost their lives in traffic accidents and several roads are cut as a result of the heavy rain and snowfall prevailing in many parts of the country since Monday, causing damage to a number of buildings.
The trunk road linking the province of Tizi-Ouzou to that of Bouira, Tirourda pass (commune of Iferhounene), and that connecting Tizi-Ouzou to Bouira, in the locality of Tizi-Nkouilel (commune of Iboudraren), have been closed to traffic because of the piling up of snow, said a source from the National Gendarmerie on Wednesday.
The snow has also blocked the trunk road linking Illoula Oumalou to Bejaia province, in the locality of Fedj Chelata (commune of Illoula Oumalou), as well as the trunk road connecting Ain El-Hammam to Azazga, between the communes of Ait Yahia and Ain El-Hammam.
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Exceptional snowfall on Blida’s Atlas
BLIDA- The atmospheric depression recorded these last two days in the province of Blida (50 km south of Algiers) caused exceptional snowfalls in this spring beginning on Blida’s mountain and mainly on Chrea’s resort located about 18 km far from Blida. This station as well as the forested mountains of the National Reserve until the foothills of the Blida’s atlas, were covered by a thick snow blanket.
In the city of roses where a real winter atmosphere exists, the sight on chrea’s mountain is very limited because of a thick fog whereas a biting cold covers all Mitidja’s plain after a warm period announcing an early spring.
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Dam filling rate over 70% in Algeria, a record since the seventies
ALGIERS- Dam filling rate reached 70.1% nationwide until March 10, against 65% in the same period in 2009, a source from Water Resources ministry told APS.
Water reserves stored in 63 operational dams rose to 4.1 billion cubic meters, a record since the 1970s, the source said, adding that a total of 21 dams are fully filled and 19 others at 80%.
In the country's west, the rate has reached 66.3%.
There are 13 dams in that region, one of which is filled at 100%, while seven others are filled at 60%, according to the ministry.
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Algeria to continue exporting gas to Turkey beyond 2014
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Algeria-Turkey Joint Committee in Algiers: For assessing bilateral cooperation
ALGIERS- The 9th session of Algeria-Turkey Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation has got underway Wednesday in Algiers.
The session has been co-chaired by Energy and Mines Minister Chakib Khelil and Turkish Minister of State for Planning Cevdet Yilmaz.
In accordance with the economic, scientific and technical cooperation agreement signed between Algeria and Turkey in 1989, the mechanism of bilateral cooperation will enable the two countries to assess the cooperation and examine ways and means to further strengthen it in all fields of common interest.
The volume of trade between Algeria and Turkey in 2009 amounted to over US$ 3.8 billion, enabling Turkey to be Algeria sixth customer (US$ 2.066 bn) and its seventh supplier with US$ 1.7 bn, according to figures provided by Algerian Customs.
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- Scheduled flight Constantine-Istanbul opens late March
- Terminal chronic kidney failure: Only 1,000 transplants since 1986
- International Tourism Fair opens in Berlin
- Ban Ki-Moon condemns Israeli decision to construct new settlements in East Al-Quds
- Algeria to continue exporting gas to Turkey beyond 2014
- Algeria protests are legitimate, says Quai d’Orsay spokesman
- The Sahrawi government highlights EU president position in favour “respect of human rights in Western Sahara”
- Agriculture: For establishing synergy and common vision of communication
CONSTANTINE (Algeria)- National airline Air Algerie is to open on March 30 a scheduled weekly (round-trip) flight Constantine-Istanbul (Turkey), the regional manager of the airline's branch in Constantine (431km east of Algiers) said on Wednesday.
The new line, which is part of Air Algerie's restructuring plan to serve other towns in Europe from Mohamed Boudiaf airport, is aimed at securing the loyalty of the potential customers, which have been until then forced to go to Algiers or Tunis to join the Turkish major city, Bedreddine Mekroud told APS. 
ALGIERS- President of the High Islamic Council (HCI) Cheikh Bouamrane declared Wednesday here that "death capital can’t be abolished in all cases," noting that courts have to decide whether to apply it or not.
The abolition of death capital to which appeal several international bodies, including the United Nations is still debated within the council’s consultative commissions, president of HCI told a news conference.
While highlighting divergences of views regarding this issue, he noted that tendency implies that death penalty can’t be abolished in all circumstances as the "punishment is one of the foundations of Islam" and its application or not "is a prerogative of courts which judge circumstances and the ins and outs of a crime."
Punishment depends on the nature of crime, for "a criminal who kills a child and sells his organs for instance can’t flee death penalty."
This is the reason why "justice is competent to decide on the nature of crimes, though in all cases, we can not abolish a law of shariâa."
ALGIERS- Five people have lost their lives in traffic accidents and several roads are cut as a result of the heavy rain and snowfall prevailing in many parts of the country since Monday, causing damage to a number of buildings.
The trunk road linking the province of Tizi-Ouzou to that of Bouira, Tirourda pass (commune of Iferhounene), and that connecting Tizi-Ouzou to Bouira, in the locality of Tizi-Nkouilel (commune of Iboudraren), have been closed to traffic because of the piling up of snow, said a source from the National Gendarmerie on Wednesday.
The snow has also blocked the trunk road linking Illoula Oumalou to Bejaia province, in the locality of Fedj Chelata (commune of Illoula Oumalou), as well as the trunk road connecting Ain El-Hammam to Azazga, between the communes of Ait Yahia and Ain El-Hammam. 
BLIDA- The atmospheric depression recorded these last two days in the province of Blida (50 km south of Algiers) caused exceptional snowfalls in this spring beginning on Blida’s mountain and mainly on Chrea’s resort located about 18 km far from Blida. This station as well as the forested mountains of the National Reserve until the foothills of the Blida’s atlas, were covered by a thick snow blanket.
In the city of roses where a real winter atmosphere exists, the sight on chrea’s mountain is very limited because of a thick fog whereas a biting cold covers all Mitidja’s plain after a warm period announcing an early spring. 
ALGIERS- Dam filling rate reached 70.1% nationwide until March 10, against 65% in the same period in 2009, a source from Water Resources ministry told APS.
Water reserves stored in 63 operational dams rose to 4.1 billion cubic meters, a record since the 1970s, the source said, adding that a total of 21 dams are fully filled and 19 others at 80%.
In the country's west, the rate has reached 66.3%.
There are 13 dams in that region, one of which is filled at 100%, while seven others are filled at 60%, according to the ministry. 
ALGIERS- The 9th session of Algeria-Turkey Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation has got underway Wednesday in Algiers.
The session has been co-chaired by Energy and Mines Minister Chakib Khelil and Turkish Minister of State for Planning Cevdet Yilmaz.
In accordance with the economic, scientific and technical cooperation agreement signed between Algeria and Turkey in 1989, the mechanism of bilateral cooperation will enable the two countries to assess the cooperation and examine ways and means to further strengthen it in all fields of common interest.
The volume of trade between Algeria and Turkey in 2009 amounted to over US$ 3.8 billion, enabling Turkey to be Algeria sixth customer (US$ 2.066 bn) and its seventh supplier with US$ 1.7 bn, according to figures provided by Algerian Customs. 
