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The Algerian ES Setif club outplayed Friday in Setif province (300-km east of Algiers) the Malian team Djoliba AC (3-1), (2-1 at the half-time), in the first-leg match of the last round before the tournament of the African Confederation Cup (CAF).
Cisse scored first the only Malian goal on 28th minute, and Algerian Delhoum equalized one minute later (29th mn) and then Ziaya scored Algeria’s second goal on 31st minute. ES Setif third goal was scored on 59th minute by Francis Ambane in the (…)

More than 20,000 have taken part Friday in Setif province (300-km east of Algiers) in the "loyalty march," to commemorate the massacres of 8 May 1945.
They followed exactly the same itinerary as that famous peaceful procession that was cruelly repressed by the colonial forces, 64 years ago. Minister of Moudjahidines (war veterans) Mohamed-Cherif Abbas, Setif’s local authorities, secretaries general of national organizations of Moudjahidines, children of Chouhada (martyrs), preceded by a (…)

The massacres perpetrated on 8 May 1945 by the French colonial army were "premeditated" and were part of a plan meant to suppress any vague desire for the independence of the Algerians, said Thursday in Setif province (300-km east of Algiers) the secretary general of the Algerian Historians Union.
The assertions according to which the suppression was a response to "disturbances caused by the natives," are not based on any historical facts, Dr. Youcef Menasria told a conference on the (…)

According to well informed sources of ‘Ennahar,’ a special unit composed of elements of the self-defence, elements of the National People’s Army and the national police (gendarmerie) have recently begun an extensive search operation in areas where terrorist groups activate in the Mountains of Babors, mainly ’Boutou’ in ‘Ouled Arbi’, near the village of ‘Ouled Hlima,’ Municipality of ‘Serdj El Ghoul,’ District of ‘Babors north of the Department of Setif.
The elements of the terrorist (…)

Setif dispatched Tunisian club side Monastir with a 3-1 victory in a second leg Asian Champions League quarter-final encounter.
Algerian league leaders Setif managed a convincing 3-1 second leg win over Tunisian opponents Monastir in a match played on their synthetic pitch.
Before the game, striker Abdelmalek Ziaya had told reporters that the ideal situation would be for his team to open the scoring early after achieving a positive 1-1 result in Tunisia.
True to his words, Ziaya wasted (…)

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12 elements composing two arm trafficking networks in Setif eastern province, will be referred today to the General Prosecutor at the Court of Setif, while their case will be considered by a Court specialized in the organized crimes, a reliable source told El Khabar.
According to the same source, the 6 arrested elements composing the first group are aged less than 30. Their crimes were spread through Setif, Batna, El Oued and even Libya. This network has been specialized in arms (…)

Work started Monday on a new 100-million-dollar Samsung factory in Algeria, which will produce up to 1.5 million electronics products annually.
The new factory is being built in Setif, 300 kilometres (186 miles) east of the capital Algiers. The factory is a joint venture between the South Korean electronics giant and Algerian private investment group Cevital.
Cevital will provide 100 million dollars (78 million euros) in investment, while "Samsung will supply the technology, training and (…)

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Economy police in Setif province have opened an investigation on withdrawing 10 billions AD from Natexis Bank by a local investor taking advantage of a contract linking him to Algérie Telecom, before disappearing.
Algérie Telecom has submitted a complaint against Natexis Bank in Setif, saying the latter rejects compensating it following the decision of a local investor in cables industry canceling a 23 billions AD contract liking the two parties since 2005 stipulating delivering Algérie (…)