Algeria News

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Gen. Mohammed Lamari, who led Algeria's military during the 1991-2002 civil war that defeated the nation's Islamic rebel groups, has died.

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika broke with tradition by making the announcement directly to Algerians instead of convening the electoral college to set the date.

ALGIERS: Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday set a May 10 date for parliamentary elections and urged young people to turn up in masses to vote.

Morocco From the strait of Gibraltar to the snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains and the windswept Sahara,... Now R174.95 buy now Rabat - Tunisia's new President Moncef Marzouki arrived in Morocco on Wednesday to push for a revival of a dormant project to unify the Maghreb region on his first foreign tour since taking office.

ALGIERS, Algeria: Algeria will witness a "social explosion" if the May legislative election is marred by fraud, an Islamist leader warned Tuesday.

Algeria will witness a "social explosion" if the May legislative election is marred by fraud, an Islamist leader warned Tuesday.

There is no longer a single bar left in Constantine, Chlef, Tlemcen, Batna or BoumerdA s. Only two remain in SA©tif. In Algiers , once renowned for its many bars, about 15 struggle on.

Fifteen people were jailed Monday for between three and 12 years in connection with bombings that killed 11 in Algeria in 2008, including workers at SNC-Lavalin, a judicial source said.

Tokyo and Oran, Algeria, Feb 1, 2012 - - Twenty countries have confirmed their participation for the second edition of the Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum , scheduled for May 15 - 16 in Oran, Algeria.

The outlook for the Algerian construction sector in 2012 remains positive but low-key. Reasonable growth rates and rising oil prices are helping to maintain investor confidence in the sector but unrest in the region continues to dampen enthusiasm.

More clashes were also reported in the nearby towns of Sougueur and Rahaouiya, where groups of protesters set up road blocks and battled with security forces.

The national women's Volleyball team is set to kick off their Olympics qualification campaign Thursday evening in Blida Algeria.

ALGIERS: Algeria will hold a parliamentary election in the first half of May, the first in the north African country since a wave of popular uprisings in the region, the prime minister announced on Thursday.

Algeria's new media law falls short of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's promises of reform and also fails to meet international standards for freedom of expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Twenty countries have confirmed their participation for the second edition of the Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum , scheduled for May 15 - 16 in Oran, Algeria.

Algeria's government will ignite an explosion of unrest if it tries to rig a parliamentary election in May to keep its grip on power, according to the leader of an Islamist opposition party vying for a big share of the vote.

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Algeria's new media law falls short of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's promises of reform and also fails to meet international standards for freedom of expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Algeria's government on Tuesday authorised the creation of the first new political parties in more than a decade, four months before a parliamentary election when the authorities will be under pressure to allow more democracy.