Tag: el Watan

Algeria: President Sacks Internal Security Chief amid Cocaine Seizure Scandal

June 27, 2018

The head of the Algerian national security service (DGSN) Abdelghani Hamel has been fired and replaced by Mustapha El-Habiri, head of civil protection directorate, as ... Read More

Algeria, a Rear-base for Terrorists in the Sahel

May 29, 2018

Algerian newspaper El Watan on Monday reported the arrest of more than a hundred jihadists in southern Algeria, including several members of Ansar Eddine group, ... Read More

Algeria: Offshore Media Threatened with Shutdown

June 29, 2016

Algerian Minister of Communication Tuesday sent a last warning to offshore media broadcasting on the Algerian territory to abide by country’s communication regulation or see ... Read More

Algeria: Police Halt El Watan to Relocate in New Offices

June 25, 2016

Police forces Friday prevented critical Media El Watan from moving to its news headquarters although it was in possession of official permit, reports say. A ... Read More

Algeria: Two Terrorists killed in Counter-Terrorism Operation

February 18, 2016

The Algerian Defense Ministry Wednesday announced that army forces had killed two terrorists in the Boumerdes region during a counter-terrorism operation. The two terrorists were ... Read More