Morocco's Chamakh may go to Arsenal Samir Nasri believes Marouane Chamakh will be a perfect fit for Arsenal if, as expected, the Bordeaux striker joins the club on a free transfer this summer. Chamakh is a player repeatedly mentioned as a likely Arsenal target and Arsene Wenger gave further credence to rumours of a Bosman move when saying last week the Morocco international has a “good chance” of joining the club. Orascom Telecom Says Algeria Stops Profit Transfer Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, the Middle East’s largest mobile-phone company, has been blocked from moving its Algerian division’s profit out of the country, Chairman Naguib Sawiris said. The central bank of Algeria halted the transfer of earnings abroad, Sawiris said in a mobile-phone message, without providing details. Tamer El Mahdi, the head of the company’s Orascom Telecom Algerie unit, said by phone that he has no further details. Tunisia prepares for Arab cultural summit During a press conference held on Tuesday at the International Press center in Tunis, official preparations for the Arab cultural summit adopted by the Sirte Arab Summit recently held in Libya, were announced. Mr. Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECSO), Mr. Souleiman Abd el Monaam, Secretary General of the “Arab thought” Foundation, as well as Mr. Mamdouh El Mawsili and Mr. Mohamed Dali, Arab league representatives took part in the event. Swiss prisoner in Libya at half way point Max Göldi is half way through a four month sentence for immigration violations. Many believe he is a political prisoner caught in a dispute between Bern and Tripoli. The employee of ABB was first detained shortly after the brief 2008 arrest of Hannibal Gaddafi, one of leader Moammar Gaddafi’s sons, on charges he and his wife abused their domestic staff at a hotel in Geneva. Göldi and Rachid Hamdani – a second Swiss businessman arrested at the same time, spent most of their detention in seclusion at the Swiss embassy in Tripoli. US faults Sudanese election The White House on Tuesday charged that Sudan’s recent election, the first multiparty vote in more than 20 years, was plagued by â€serious irregularities†and said the United States was committed to helping ensure that a 2011 referendum on southern independence would be conducted fairly. “Political rights and freedoms were circumscribed throughout the electoral process, there were reports of intimidation and threats of violence in South Sudan, ongoing conflict in Darfur did not permit an environment conducive to acceptable elections, and inadequacies in technical preparations for the vote resulted in serious irregularities,†the White House said in a statement. BM
