by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2017 | Middle East
Algiers- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, only two days after dismissing the prime minister. The reshuffle included the appointment of Youcef Yousfi as minister for industry and mines, Mohamed Benmeradi as...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 15, 2017 | Middle East
Algeria’s presidency has named Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister, replacing Abdelmadjid Tebboune after just three months in the job, the president’s office said on Tuesday. The statement from President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s office gave no reason for...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2017 | Middle East
Algeria-Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked his tourism minister on Sunday three days after he was appointed to the post. A statement issued by the presidency did not say why Bouteflika had fired Messaoud Benagoun. Algerian media had criticized...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2017 | Middle East
Algeria- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named a new cabinet on Thursday, changing key figures, including Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa and replacing him by state gas agency chief Mustapha Guitouni. The minister of national solidarity and family and the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | Middle East
The ruling party in Algeria, the National Liberation Front (FLN), won on Friday a majority in the North African country’s parliamentary elections that were marked by general apathy by the people. Turnout was only 38.25 percent, lower than 43 percent in the last...
