Algeria: Bouteflika strengthens hold on cabinet
Algerian president Abdulaziz Bouteflika, center, speaks with his staff at the presidential palace in Algiers on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo) Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian president Abdulaziz...
View ArticleAlgerian Islamists seeking consensus presidential candidate
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) attending a cabinet meeting in Algiers (AFP PHOTO / HO / APS)Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algeria’s Islamist parties are attempting to put their differences...
View ArticleAlgeria: The Bouteflika Spring?
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen at the presidential palace in Algiers in this file picture taken on December 11, 2011. (REUTERS/Louafi Larbi/Files) Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The surprise...
View ArticleAlgeria’s opposition parties look for ‘consensus candidate’ for presidential...
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers on January 14, 2013. (AFP) Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algeria’s opposition intends to put forward a “consensus candidate” to compete in next April’s presidential...
View ArticleAlgeria: Benflis ponders presidential run as Bouteflika nominated again
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center, speaks with his staff at the presidential palace in Algiers, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo) Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Algerian Prime Minister...
View ArticleAlgerian presidential candidate says Bouteflika too sick to run again
Former Algerian finance minister, Ali Benouari. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The first person to register as a candidate in Algeria’s forthcoming presidential elections, former finance...
View ArticleAlgeria: Presidential challenger says Bouteflika too ill to run
File picture dated December 19, 2012 shows Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arriving to welcome French President at the airport in Algiers (AFP PHOTO/BERTRAND LANGLOIS)Algiers, Asharq...
View ArticleAlgeria: Belaid says he will continue presidential campaign
File picture dated December 19, 2012 shows Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arriving to welcome French President at the airport in Algiers (AFP PHOTO/Bertrand Lenglois) Algiers, Asharq...
View ArticleAlgeria: Presidential race dominated by Bouteflika health worries
Supporters of Algerian President Abdelazziz Bouteflika (portraits) gather during a political meeting in the city of Tlemcen, some 370 miles (600 kilometers) west of Algiers, ahead of next month’s...
View ArticleAlgeria: Bouteflika leaves Presidential Palace for first time in almost four...
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (C, in a wheelchair) waving as he leaves after voting in the presidential elections in Algiers, on April 17, 2014 (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub, File)Algiers, Asharq...
View ArticleAlgerian Ennahda Chief: Protests ‘Only Way’ to Achieve Demands
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—“The more pressure you exert [on the government], the more rights you will secure” a senior Algerian Islamist … continue reading Algerian Ennahda...
View ArticleAlgeria: Belhadj Arrested During Protest
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian security forces arrested one of the leaders of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), Ali Belhadj, on … continue reading Algeria:...
View ArticleBouteflika Has Left Algeria in Worse State: Benhadj
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—As rumors continue to swirl around the health of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the deputy leader of the … continue reading Bouteflika...
View ArticleAnalysis: Four Scenarios Facing Algeria
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—President Abdulaziz Bouteflika’s recent mini-stroke, which resulted in him being flown to France for urgent medical treatment, has … continue...
View ArticleAlgeria: Government human rights report sparks controversy
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The government-affiliated Human Rights Authority in Algeria released its annual report earlier this week, exposing violations against the …...
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