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War seen through eyes of children

Edit Independent online (SA) 24 Jul 2014
ALGERIAN writer/ director Narimane Mari wanted to explore the truth of life in her debut film Bloody Beans – in everything from the way the story was told to the way the film was shot ... Bloody Beans tells the story of the Algerian War of Independence, seen through the eyes of children ... But the war catches up with this beautiful adventure ... Gallo Images ... The young cast come from Bab el Oued and Bologhine, two Algiers neighbourhoods ... ....

Book excerpt: Life, death in the Casbah

Edit Toronto Sun 10 May 2014
This excerpt is from Looking for Trouble, the memoirs of the late legendary Canadian journalist Peter Worthington, now available for the first time in e-book form. All proceeds of sales will go to a memorial fund in Worthington’s name at the Toronto General Hospital ... It seemed endless ... In Bab-el-Oued, CBC broadcaster Stanley Burke and I crouched behind a pillar during an intense firefight as he calmly spoke into his microphone ... ....

Opposition cries fraud in Algerian election

Edit The Times of India 18 Apr 2014
"Young people don't vote, but people my age vote because they remember the dark times and they know what's important," said Nabil Damous, a 41 year-old man voting in the immense Abdel Kader high school, formerly a convent, on the edge of the low-income Bab el-Oued neighborhood....

>Opposition cries fraud in Algerian election

Edit Seattle Post 18 Apr 2014
"Young people don't vote, but people my age vote because they remember the dark times and they know what's important," said Nabil Damous, a 41 year-old man voting in the immense Abdel Kader high school, formerly a convent, on the edge of the low-income Bab el-Oued neighborhood....

Algeria's Bouteflika camp claims election win‚ rival alleges fraud

Edit The Himalayan 18 Apr 2014
  . Added At.  2014-04-18 8.12 AM ... "No country is 100 percent good, but the things he has done, he has done well," said Abdessaid Said, a retired technician who voted for Bouteflika in Algiers' Bab El Oued district ... "I have decided not to vote because I'm fed up with promises," said Ahmed Djemi, drinking coffee in Bab El Oued district, complaining that he has been waiting for years to get an apartment ... ....

Algerians trickle to polls in presidential vote

Edit The Hindu 17 Apr 2014
“Young people don’t vote, but people my age vote because they remember the dark times and they know what’s important,” said Nabil Damous, a 41 year-old man voting in the immense Abdel Kader high school, formerly a convent, on the edge of the low-income Bab el-Oued neighbourhood....

Algeria's ailing president votes from wheelchair

Edit Austin American Statesman 17 Apr 2014
"Young people don't vote, but people my age vote because they remember the dark times and they know what's important," said Nabil Damous, a 41 year-old man voting in the immense Abdel Kader high school, formerly a convent, on the edge of the low-income Bab el-Oued neighborhood....

Algeria’s President Bouteflika poised to win re-election

Edit Khaleej Times 17 Apr 2014
“No country is 100 percent good, but the things he has done, he has done well,” said Abdessaid Said, a retired technician who voted for Bouteflika in Algiers’ Bab El Oued district ... “I have decided not to vote because I’m fed up with promises,” said Ahmed Djemi, drinking coffee in Bab El Oued district, complaining about the fact that has been waiting for years to get an apartment....

Bouteflika poised to win re-election

Edit Independent online (SA) 17 Apr 2014
“No country is 100 percent good, but the things he has done, he has done well,” said Abdessaid Said, a retired technician who voted for Bouteflika in Algiers' Bab El Oued district ... “I have decided not to vote because I'm fed up with promises,” said Ahmed Djemi, drinking coffee in Bab El Oued district, complaining about the fact that has been waiting for years to get an apartment....

Algerian election faces disaffected populace

Edit U~T San Diego 16 Apr 2014
Share Photo✉ ... Six candidates are running for the powerful presidency in the April 17 elections. (AP Photo/Ouahab Hebbat) ... "After we finish our studies there's only unemployment and you need connections to get to work," said Redouane Baba Abdi, as he sat on a bench before the game on the paved esplanade between the Mediterranean sea and the flaking colonial-era buildings of Bab el-Oued neighborhood ... ....

>Algerian election faces disaffected populace

Edit Seattle Post 16 Apr 2014
They want jobs and housing when they graduate and lack loyalty to a political system run by an aging man too frail to show up for a single campaign event ... "After we finish our studies there's only unemployment and you need connections to get to work," said Redouane Baba Abdi, as he sat on a bench before the game on the paved esplanade between the Mediterranean sea and the flaking colonial-era buildings of Bab el-Oued neighborhood ... ....

Algeria's elections confronted by widespread disillusionment among young population

Edit Fox News 16 Apr 2014
Published April 16, 2014Associated Press. Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0 ... Six candidates are running for the powerful presidency in the April 17 elections ... "After we finish our studies there's only unemployment and you need connections to get to work," said Redouane Baba Abdi, as he sat on a bench before the game on the paved esplanade between the Mediterranean sea and the flaking colonial-era buildings of Bab el-Oued neighborhood ... 1 S ... More ... ....
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