Ferry Algeria
US Department Of State Post Report
Auto ferry service runs between Tangier and Algeciras or Tarifa, Spain; from Tangier to Sete, France; from Ceuta, the Spanish enclave, to Algeciras; and in the summer from Melilla, the other Spanish enclave, to Malaga. The auto ferry crossing takes 2–3 hours from Tangier to Algeciras, and 5 hours from Tangier to Malaga and 35 minutes from Tangier to Tarifa. Tangier to France involves a voyage lasting 38 hours aboard the ferry. Communications Telephones and TelecommunicationsLast Updated: 9/2/2004 7:34 AM ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The Host Country Area, Geography, and ClimateLast Updated: 1/26/2005 3:32 AM The Republic of Tunisia lies at the northernmost tip of Africa, a strategic location that throughout history has made it a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East. Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and northwestern Libya form the Maghreb (the West, in Arabic), an area of common history, language, ethnic groups, and culture. [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Rosso: is 3 hours from Nouakchott and borders the Senegal River. The small ferry to Senegal is located here and has an infrequent schedule. ... Vehicular border crossings to Senegal can be made via the ferry at Rosso and by land over the Diama Dam to St. Louis, Senegal. Other crossing points made in "pirogue" small boats are at N'Diago, Diana, JerdEl Mohguen, Tekane, Lekseiba, Boghe, M'Bagne, Kaedi, Tifounde Cive, Maghama, and Goraye. These are not capable of taking cars. The dam is not recommended during the rainy season because heavy mud makes the road impassable. ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTMARCH 1995BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRSAFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 413 Cote d'Ivoire 415 Egypt 417 Ethiopia 419Ghana 421 Israel 424 Kenya 427 Lebanon 429 Morocco 433 Nigeria 435 Senegal 439 Syria 441 Tunisia 445 Other Africa 446 Algeria ... [Read More]
Remarks on Release of "Country Reports on Terrorism" for 2004
The slaughter of hundreds of innocents in the Beslan school, in the commuter trains of Madrid, on a Philippines ferry and in a Sinai resort proved again that the struggle against terrorism is far from over. ... Far more problematic from our perspective was the statutory definition of international terrorism, which requires the involvement of citizens or territory of more than one country. On 27 February of last year, a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group in the Philippines -- a terrorist organization -- sank Superferry 14, killing over 100 people. Now, obviously, this was an act of terrorism directed against innocent civilians. But because the perpetrator and the victims were all Filipino, this incident didn't meet the statutory definition and is not reflected in the chronology. ... [Read More]
Terrorism 2005: Changing Threat to the United States
Yet even as we have achieved such tremendous success in breaking up al-Qaida as a centralized organization, the threat of international terrorism continues. Terrorists last year struck throughout the world—in Egypt, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Uzbekistan, and other locales—with lethal results. Local groups, many of which were inspired by al-Qaida, committed the most deadly attacks: in the elementary school in Beslan, Russia; in the commuter trains of Madrid; and on a ferry in the Philippines. The overwhelming majority of victims of terrorism were citizens of other countries. Many of the victims were Muslims. ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 409 Cote d'Ivoire 411 Egypt 413 Ghana 415 Israel 418 Kenya 421 Lebanon 424 Morocco 427 Niger 430 Nigeria 432 Saudi Arabia 436 Senegal 437 Syria 439 Tunisia 443 Other Africa 444 Algeria 444 Botswana 444 Cameroon ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
U.S. Department of State ______________________________________________________The State Department does not guarantee the authenticity of documents on the Internet. If for legal or other reasons you require the original version of a document in hard copy, please contact the Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Affairs.Note that State Department information is not copyrighted unless indicated and can be reproduced without consent. Citation of source is appreciated. Permission to reproduce any copyrighted material (including photos or graphics) must be obtained from the original source. ______________________________________________________BACKGROUND NOTES: LIBYAPUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEJULY 1994Official Name: Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaPROFILEGeographyArea: 1.8 million sq. km. (700,000 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital--Tripoli (pop. 1.5 mil-lion). Other--Benghazi (800,000). Terrain: Desert and semideser ... [Read More]
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