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A general view of Algiers with the Kasbah in the background taken on June 5, 2014. AFP/Getty Images

2 Policemen Killed in Algeria Suicide Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East

Two security members were killed in a suicide attack on a police station in western Algeria after one officer jumped on the attacker to protect his colleagues from the blast, state news agency APS and police said on Thursday. In the attack early on Thursday morning,...

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People gather outside the court in Blida, 50 km west of Algiers, for the start of a graft trial January 8, 2007. Abdelmoumene Khalifa, a prominent British-based Algerian businessman, went on trial in absentia on Monday on fraud charges arising from a 2003 business collapse widely seen as the north African country’s worst financial scandal. Commentators expect the long-awaited trial to shed light on mismanagment in Algeria’s banking sector. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi – RTR1KZS8

Chouaib Oultache Sentenced to Capital Punishment in The Case of Murder of Former Police Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2017 | Middle East

Algeria – Criminal Court of Algiers on Monday sentenced Chouaib Oultache to capital punishment for the murder of former Police Chief Ali Tounsi, on 25 February 2010 at the headquarters of the police directorate. The defendant was found guilty for premeditated homicide...

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

Algerian President: Algeria Will Overcome All Challenges and Difficulties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 19, 2017 | Middle East

Algiers – President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on Saturday that the country was able to achieve national unity and inclusive reconciliation. He called on the Algerian people to go massively to the polls in the legislative elections of May 4. On the...

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Saudi Crown Prince Received by the Algerian President in Algiers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz who is also the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior met the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the presidential palace in Algiers yesterday. During the meeting, the two sides...

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African Union’s Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra speaks during an interview with Reuters in Algiers December 12, 2010. (Reuters)

We support “strong” Libyan army: Algerian FM

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algiers is backing the establishment of a “strong” Libyan army so long as this takes place within the framework of comprehensive national dialogue that aims to reach a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramadan...