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Tag: Algeria
It’s Quasi Official: Bouteflika Candidate to his Own Succession in 2019
Algeria’s ailing President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika, in power since 1999, will be candidate to his own succession in 2019. The no-news was announced Sunday by ... Read More
Sahara: Spain Deals Hard Blow to the Polisario
Spanish Foreign Minister has just dealt a hard blow to the Polisario, saying he supports UN efforts to settle the Sahara conflict and European Union’s ... Read More
Power Struggle: Algerian Assembly Elects New Speaker
Algeria’s National Assembly on Wednesday elected Mouad Bouchareb, 47, as new speaker by 320 votes with one absentee. Mouad Bouchareb will now replace Saïd Bouhadja ... Read More
Algeria: MP Resigns in Protest against Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Bid
Algerian Louisa Ighilahriz, a prominent resistance figure, has announced her resignation from the upper house of parliament, citing her opposition to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan ... Read More
The War of Languages in Algeria Undermines Social Peace
In a sign of a frail social peace, Algeria is on the brink of a new language war as Amazigh population in the Kabylie announced ... Read More
Algeria: Government Bans Full-face Veil at Workplace
Algerian authorities have put a ban on the wearing of niqab, a full-face veil, at workplace across the country, over difficulties to identity faces behind ... Read More
UN Fourth Committee Advocates Political Solution to Sahara Issue
The UN Fourth Committee adopted without a vote a resolution reiterating support for the UN-led political process to settle the Sahara issue after Morocco protested ... Read More
Algeria: Showdown Between MPs & Speaker Echoes Political Rift Tearing Apart Country
The crisis is deepening in Algeria wherein political leaders and military generals are fighting for power as the country’s aging and long-serving president is preparing ... Read More
Algeria: Five Generals behind Bars on Corruption Charges
Five top Algerian generals have been dismissed of their functions this week after they stood before justice on corruption charges, local Algerian media said. The ... Read More
Mauritania Ends Trade Anarchy, Imposes Customs Taxes on Products from Algeria
Mauritania has put an end to commercial anarchy at the Algerian-Mauritanian border, when it imposed as of October 9, customs duties on all products entering ... Read More