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Algeria: 5 terrorists killed in an ambush, shoot out in Kabylia

June 21, 2012 no comments

Five terrorist who were believed to be members of the group Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have been killed in an ambush staged in Tuesday night in the region of Takhoukht in Kabylia by the Alger...

While economic crisis looms to the North, outlook for Algeria is posit...

June 18, 2012 no comments

There are an abundance of articles written nearly everyday related to the travails of the Eurozone and its inability to generate growth among the majority of its member states, but very little is sai...

Algeria: 16 political parties to boycott parliament

May 23, 2012 no comments

Disappointed with the results of the May 10 parliamentary elections, 16 political parties took on Monday, a decision to boycott the chamber and call for the draft of a new constitution. The political...

The National Liberation Front (NLF) wins the elections in Algeria

May 11, 2012 no comments

The final results in Algeria’s parliamentary elections confirm an overpowering victory for the national liberation front (NLF) who will dominate the future parliament with 220 representatives. Polls ...

Algeria – Four policemen shot dead in Mekla

May 1, 2012 1 comment

A terrorist attack in Mekla in the Algeria’s Kabylie region has killed 4 policemen and wounded others according sources in the local medical sphere. The incident occurred Monday April 30 at around mi...

In Algeria – parliamentary elections candidates redouble campaig...

April 18, 2012 no comments

Ahead of the Algeria ’s parliamentary elections on May 10 pre-election campaign launched in April 15 is in its fifth day and thousands of contenders are intensifying their campaigns. Independent cand...

Parliamentary elections in Algeria: Islamist Parties in pole position

March 13, 2012 1 comment

More than 30 political parties and around 100 independent lists with a total of more than 10,000 candidates will compete for the 462 seats in the National People’s Assembly. As the Algerian Par...

As North African leaders fall in quick succession there is a reawakeni...

December 22, 2011 no comments

2011 has seen a number of long-standing North African leaders fall in quick succession. In this new political landscape, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, now in his third term, has become som...

Explosion in Algeria as Four People are Reported Killed

June 12, 2010 no comments

An Algerian paramilitary police barracks has been partially destroyed by an explosion and at least four people have been killed including two police officers, a security source said on Friday. The co...

Spotlight on Algeria as Energy Minister is Replaced in Cabinet Reshuff...

May 30, 2010 no comments

Chakib Khelil has been removed from his post as Algeria’s Energy Minister and replaced by former energy official and diplomat Youcef Yousfi in the biggest upheaval in the country in a decade. The man...