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Tag: Algeria
Algeria: Medical student slaughtered on campus for being “gay”
An Algerian student at the Ziania medical school was killed last week in the campus residence because he was allegedly “gay”. The assailants smeared the ... Read More
Algeria’s Sonatrach signs $1 billion gas plant deal
India-based conglomerate Larsen & Toubro has signed an agreement with Algerian state-owned Sonatrach to develop three new gas treatment and compression plants on pre-existing gas ... Read More
Algeria: Bouteflika, a ghost-candidate in a presidential race!
In power since 1999, Abdelaziz Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013 that affected his ability to walk and to speak. Nailed in a wheelchair, he ... Read More
Algeria: illegal power connections cost over $92 mln in 2018
Algerian Electricity and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) has revealed that fraud on energy installations, unlawful connections to the power grid in particular, caused the loss ... Read More
Algeria: Police Chief replaced, Ramtane Lamamra returns to duty
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Wednesday dismissed national police Chief Mustapha Lahbiri and named the former Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra, as his diplomatic adviser. A statement ... Read More
Algeria: Bouteflika to appoint Vice-President to aid in country’s management if elected
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is planning to appoint a Vice-President to help him rule the country due to his physical inability should he win April presidential ... Read More
Algeria: Former PM to head Bouteflika’s elections campaign team
Abdelmalek Sellal, the ex-Algerian Prime Minister, will head the campaign team of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who has officially announced his plans to run for a ... Read More
Algeria: Disappearance of Ahmed Khalil
The family of Ahmed Khalil, from the Souaada tribe, and hundreds of Sahrawis gathered Wednesday, February 6, in front of the UN representation in Rabouni, ... Read More
Ailing Bouteflka to officially run for fifth term
The ruling FLN party has ended suspense by naming President Bouteflika as its candidate for a fifth term in April 18 elections. The move comes ... Read More
Algeria: Amnesty Calls for Immediate Release of Activist Hadj Ghermoul
Amnesty International denounced on Thursday the conviction of Algerian activist, Hadj Ghermoul, to six months in prison and a fine for posting a Facebook photo ... Read More