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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria: Three Ministers Replaced in Cabinet Reshuffle

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...

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Ahmed Ouyahia, leader of Rally for National Democracy (RND), gives a speech during a parliamentary election campaign in Algiers, Algeria April 29, 2017. Picture taken April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algeria Replaces PM Tebboune with Ouyahia

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...

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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gestures during a swearing-in ceremony in Algiers April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

Algerian Tourism Minister Dismissed Three Days after Being Appointed

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...

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika looks on during a swearing-in ceremony in Algiers April 28, 2014. (Reuters)

Bouteflika Names New Algerian Cabinet

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...

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Algerian city employees install Algerian flags and President’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika poster on the streets ahead of the parliamentary election in Algiers, Algeria April 26, 2017. (Reuters)

Ruling Party Wins Majority in Algerian Parliamentary Elections

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...