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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)

Algeria: Bouteflika leaves Presidential Palace for first time in almost four months

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Nov 2, 2014 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika made a rare public appearance on Saturday, leaving the Presidential Palace in Algiers for the first time in almost four months to attend celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the start of...

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Supporters of Algerian President Abdelazziz Bouteflika (portraits) gather during a political meeting in the city of Tlemcen, some 600 km west of Algiers, ahead of next month’s presidential election. (AFP PHOTO/FAROUK BATICHE)

Algeria: Presidential race dominated by Bouteflika health worries

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Mar 28, 2014 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Economic, political and security woes are dominating Algeria’s presidential election campaigning, which kicked off on Sunday amid public calls for a boycott in response to sitting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeking an unprecedented fourth...

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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)

Algeria: Belaid says he will continue presidential campaign

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Mar 23, 2014 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian presidential candidate Abdelaziz Belaid, head of the Front El Moustakbal, says he has no intention of backing out from the forthcoming elections race against sitting president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, scheduled for April 17. Dozens of...

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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)

Algeria: Presidential challenger says Bouteflika too ill to run

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Feb 13, 2014 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian presidential candidate Mohamed Al-Taher has said he expects President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to win a record fourth term in office if he stands in the forthcoming elections scheduled for April 17. But in comments to Asharq Al-Awsat this...

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Former Algerian finance minister, Ali Benouari. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Algerian presidential candidate says Bouteflika too sick to run again

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Jan 22, 2014 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The first person to register as a candidate in Algeria’s forthcoming presidential elections, former finance minister Ali Benouari, has ruled out a potential fourth term for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, citing the president’s deteriorating...