TISSEMSILT- Petanque raises more and more enthusiasm among youth at Tissemsilt becoming over the years a favourite sport after football.
Many housing estate like "El Merdja", "320 homes "," Castor "and" August 20" show great interest in the bowl playing which drains in the late afternoon, many fans of all ages.
Among the regulars, El-Hajj Benthamra says "petanque in Tissemsilt is a tradition that goes back to decades, the most popular sport after football, popular for its ease of rules, fun and beneficial for concentration.”
The bowling alley located at Municipal Stadium of Tissemsilt is the primary meeting point for practitioners who consider this structure as an integrated part of the history of their city.
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48 percent of new registered students oriented according to first choice
ALGIERS- Forty-eight percent (48) of the newly registered students in Algerian universities have been oriented according to their first choice, whereas the number of the registered who had none of their 10 choices did not exceed 4 percent of the total number, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Rachid Harraoubia said Thursday in Algiers.
Speaking in a press conference devoted to university registrations, Harraoubia said that 113,959 new registered have been oriented according to their first choice which represents 48 percent of the new registered, 234,543 new students, against 37,44 percent last year.
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Need to boost Pasteur Institute activities
ALGIERS- Minister of Health Population and Hospital Reform Djamel Ould Abbes highlighted Thursday in Algiers the importance of boosting activities of Pasteur Institute of Algeria (IPA), namely in terms of organization and management.
Speaking during IPA board of directors meeting, Ould Abbes said the institute has been, in the 70s, a “world reference” institute but unfortunately it has known “turbulences,” affirming the state’s readiness to bring financial support to its revival.
“We know that competences and necessary material exist. We only have to think about the organization and the running of the Institute, throughout a policy based on dialogue and understanding between actors of health sector,” the minister said.
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Maghreb council of Justice Ministers: Bringing legislations closer
RABAT (Morocco)- The commission of experts in charge of the implementation of the decisions of the Maghreb Council of Justice ministers closed proceedings Thursday in Rabat.
The meeting in which jurists representing ministries of justice of Maghreb Arab Union member countries dealt with "examination of means likely to bring Maghreb legislation closer through elaboration namely of two draft bills on civil and penal procedures in member countries," an AMU communiqué said.
Furthermore, "a schedule of conferences which will be presented by many experts on themes relating to counterterrorism and drug trafficking, human rights, land registration, and tools likely to reinforce companies’ competitiveness in Maghreb area," the communiqué added.
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Road accidents: 86 killed and 1075 injured in one week
ALGIERS- 86 persons have been killed and 1075 injured in 544 road accidents recorded from July 21 to 27 nationwide, according to a communiqué of National Gendarmerie released Thursday.
According to the document, the province of Setif tops the list with 41 accidents, followed by the province of Tipasa (33), and Oran (24).
Excessive speed, pedestrians involvement, dangerous passing, non-respect of distance of security remain the main causes of those accidents, the same source concluded.
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Shanghai World Expo 2010: Inauguration of Algeria National Pavilion Day
ALGIERS – Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Minister of State, Personal Representative of President of the Republic, represents the Head of State at the opening ceremony of Algeria National Pavilion Day at Shanghai World Expo 2010, scheduled next Saturday.
Belkhadem will consider in at this time, with the Chinese officials, the state of bilateral cooperation and prospects for its strengthening as part of the exemplary relations of strategic partnership binding the two countries.
Algeria participates in the exhibition, under the theme "Better City, Better Life," with 1,000 m2 pavilion which highlights the national planning and architectural dimension, drawn from its Arab-Muslim authenticity.
This Universal Exhibition 2010 began last April 30, in the presence of Chinese President Hu Jintao and many heads of states and governments, in which the President of the Republic was represented Senate President Abdelkader Bensalah.
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Training ship "Soummam" docks in Mers El-Kébir naval base
ORAN (Algeria) – Training ship "Soummam" coming under the Navy of the National Popular Army (ANP) has docked Wednesday at the main naval base of Mers El-Kebir (Oran) for a three-day visit for a training course "Summer 2010.”
Oran stopover is the 4th stage of "Summer 2010" training which is dispensed to 11 cadets in 1st class of the High Naval School of Tamentfoust (Boumerdes) where the curriculum is established according to system "LMD" (Licence-Master-Doctorate), said the deputy head of the communication unit of the Naval Command, Commander Mohamed Kaddour.
Foreign students, including a Palestinian, a Tunisian, a Mauritanian, a Congolese and two Libyans were among the cadets," he added.
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- UN experts urge Israel to lift blockade on Gaza
- Arab peace initiative committee accepts direct negotiation according to Arab requirements
- Setting up of a new French-Algerian Insurance Company
- Road accidents: 86 killed and 1075 injured in one week
- Shanghai World Expo 2010: Inauguration of Algeria National Pavilion Day
- African Athletics Championships: Algerians Bouraâda, Souissi top decathlon rankings
- Mohammed Seghir Babes, elected as chairman of APRM Panel of Eminent Personalities
- French hostage killing: Medelci voices Algeria’s regrets
TISSEMSILT- Petanque raises more and more enthusiasm among youth at Tissemsilt becoming over the years a favourite sport after football.
Many housing estate like "El Merdja", "320 homes "," Castor "and" August 20" show great interest in the bowl playing which drains in the late afternoon, many fans of all ages.
Among the regulars, El-Hajj Benthamra says "petanque in Tissemsilt is a tradition that goes back to decades, the most popular sport after football, popular for its ease of rules, fun and beneficial for concentration.”
The bowling alley located at Municipal Stadium of Tissemsilt is the primary meeting point for practitioners who consider this structure as an integrated part of the history of their city. 
ALGIERS- Forty-eight percent (48) of the newly registered students in Algerian universities have been oriented according to their first choice, whereas the number of the registered who had none of their 10 choices did not exceed 4 percent of the total number, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Rachid Harraoubia said Thursday in Algiers.
Speaking in a press conference devoted to university registrations, Harraoubia said that 113,959 new registered have been oriented according to their first choice which represents 48 percent of the new registered, 234,543 new students, against 37,44 percent last year. 
ALGIERS- Minister of Health Population and Hospital Reform Djamel Ould Abbes highlighted Thursday in Algiers the importance of boosting activities of Pasteur Institute of Algeria (IPA), namely in terms of organization and management.
Speaking during IPA board of directors meeting, Ould Abbes said the institute has been, in the 70s, a “world reference” institute but unfortunately it has known “turbulences,” affirming the state’s readiness to bring financial support to its revival.
“We know that competences and necessary material exist. We only have to think about the organization and the running of the Institute, throughout a policy based on dialogue and understanding between actors of health sector,” the minister said. 
RABAT (Morocco)- The commission of experts in charge of the implementation of the decisions of the Maghreb Council of Justice ministers closed proceedings Thursday in Rabat.
The meeting in which jurists representing ministries of justice of Maghreb Arab Union member countries dealt with "examination of means likely to bring Maghreb legislation closer through elaboration namely of two draft bills on civil and penal procedures in member countries," an AMU communiqué said.
Furthermore, "a schedule of conferences which will be presented by many experts on themes relating to counterterrorism and drug trafficking, human rights, land registration, and tools likely to reinforce companies’ competitiveness in Maghreb area," the communiqué added. 
ALGIERS- 86 persons have been killed and 1075 injured in 544 road accidents recorded from July 21 to 27 nationwide, according to a communiqué of National Gendarmerie released Thursday.
According to the document, the province of Setif tops the list with 41 accidents, followed by the province of Tipasa (33), and Oran (24).
Excessive speed, pedestrians involvement, dangerous passing, non-respect of distance of security remain the main causes of those accidents, the same source concluded. 
ALGIERS – Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Minister of State, Personal Representative of President of the Republic, represents the Head of State at the opening ceremony of Algeria National Pavilion Day at Shanghai World Expo 2010, scheduled next Saturday.
Belkhadem will consider in at this time, with the Chinese officials, the state of bilateral cooperation and prospects for its strengthening as part of the exemplary relations of strategic partnership binding the two countries.
Algeria participates in the exhibition, under the theme "Better City, Better Life," with 1,000 m2 pavilion which highlights the national planning and architectural dimension, drawn from its Arab-Muslim authenticity.
This Universal Exhibition 2010 began last April 30, in the presence of Chinese President Hu Jintao and many heads of states and governments, in which the President of the Republic was represented Senate President Abdelkader Bensalah. 
ORAN (Algeria) – Training ship "Soummam" coming under the Navy of the National Popular Army (ANP) has docked Wednesday at the main naval base of Mers El-Kebir (Oran) for a three-day visit for a training course "Summer 2010.”
Oran stopover is the 4th stage of "Summer 2010" training which is dispensed to 11 cadets in 1st class of the High Naval School of Tamentfoust (Boumerdes) where the curriculum is established according to system "LMD" (Licence-Master-Doctorate), said the deputy head of the communication unit of the Naval Command, Commander Mohamed Kaddour.
Foreign students, including a Palestinian, a Tunisian, a Mauritanian, a Congolese and two Libyans were among the cadets," he added. 
