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Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal speaks next to his Italian counterpart during a press conference after the intergovernmental summit Italy-Algeria on May 27, 2015 at Villa Madama in Rome. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO

Algeria Closes Land Borders ahead of Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria- The Algerian government has urged voters to head to the ballot boxes next week as the parliamentary elections campaign concludes on Sunday amid a decision to close the country’s borders. Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal promised a “bright future” in...

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Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Reuters photo

Bouteflika’s Top Aide Criticizes Government Policies

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria- The top aide to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has criticized the government’s economic and good governance performance as part of the parliamentary elections campaign that enters its second week on Sunday. Government circles say there is a huge...

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“Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi” – Fethi Belaid (AFP)

Tristate Summit to Resolve Libyan Crisis

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 2, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi revealed preparing for a tristate summit that includes Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia to resolve the Libyan crisis – meanwhile al-Wefaq government appointed a member of the parliament as the head of intelligence...

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Indigenous Sahrawi people react during the funeral of Western Sahara’s Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz in Tindouf, Algeria June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algerian Opposition Threatens to Boycott 2017 Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East

Algeria- Algerian opposition parties have unanimously agreed that results of May 2017 parliamentary elections are already settled for the sake of the two parties supporting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Opposition parties were disappointed with the president’s...

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Indigenous Sahrawi people react during the funeral of Western Sahara’s Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz in Tindouf, Algeria June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Balkhadim Seeks to Return to National Liberation Front Leadership

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Algeria-Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadim broke his two-year silence, since leaving the National Liberation Front (FLN), to urge the party’s supporters to rescue it “from division, disunion and discord.” The recent development follows a debate in Algeria on the...