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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center, speaks with his staff at the presidential palace in Algiers, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo)

Algeria: Bouteflika strengthens hold on cabinet

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Sep 12, 2013 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian president Abdulaziz Bouteflika carried out a major cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, with the most prominent changes taking place in the interior, foreign and defense ministries. The cabinet shake-up saw 11 new ministers entering...

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File photo of head of the Algerian branch of the Islamic Ennahda Movement, Fatah Rabiai. (AAA)

Algerian Ennahda Chief: Protests ‘Only Way’ to Achieve Demands

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Mar 16, 2013 | Middle East

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—“The more pressure you exert [on the government], the more rights you will secure” a senior Algerian Islamist told Asharq Al-Awsat. The head of the Algerian branch of the Islamic Ennahda Movement, Fatah Rabiai, emphasized that the urgent...

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The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2012 | Country Brief

[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”6″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Algiers, Algeria” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1954: Beginning of Algerian war. • 1962: Algeria gains...