Welcome to the journal here on dw. Acknowledgment, no apology frances president says French Colonial rule in algeria was brutal. The United Nations warns that the fighting in syria is becoming a sectarian war as yet more islamist fighters arrived from abroad. It is 200 years since the grimm brothers First Published stories that continue to bring trembling and joy into childrens lives the grimm brothers First Published stories that continue to bring trembling and joy into childrens lives. The french president is in algeria to commemorate that countrys 50th anniversary of independence from france following a bloody war that cost 1. 5 million algerians and tens of thousands of french their lives. Hollande praised algerias steps toward democracy as paris looks to deepen economic ties with the oilrich former french colony in north africa. Enthusiastic crowds greeted the french president as he walked the streets of the capital algiers. Despite his security, many onlookers even got a chance t
And joy into childrens lives. The french president is in algeria to commemorate that countrys 50th anniversary of independence from france following a bloody war that cost 1. 5 million algerians and tens of thousands of french their lives. Hollande praised algerias steps toward democracy as paris looks to deepen economic ties with the oilrich former french colony in north africa. Enthusiastic crowds greeted the french president as he walked the streets of the capital algiers. Despite his security, many onlookers even got a chance to shake hollandes hand, seemed unconcerned by the bitter history between algeria and france. Hollande won repeated applause for his speech to the algerian parliament. He did not apologize for frances actions, but he did acknowledge the brutal nature of colonial rule. For over 133 years, algeria was subjected to a profoundly unjust and global system brutal system. This system has a name. It is colonialism, and i recognize the suffering that it inflicted on the
Syrians who re-enter the country from abroad are charged a $100 currency exchange fee; the government of President Bashar al-Assad Christian has now exempted clergy and nuns from the fee.