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Algeria: Interim President sets presidential election on December 12

Algeria’s Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has announced December 12 as the date of presidential elections after army and protests forced former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down early April. Bensalah announced the date in a speech on Sunday as he also dismissed the Secretary General of the High Independent Authority for Election as part of […]

Water Security Is an Existential Pillar of Egypt’s National Security – President

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has reiterated that Egypt’s water security is a matter of existential importance, directly intertwined with the country’s national security. Speaking on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, during a meeting in Cairo with US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos, El-Sisi stressed that safeguarding water resources remains a top strategic […]

Algeria’s economic isolation deepens as EU Blacklisting triggers financial fallout

Algeria is entering a phase of deepening financial isolation following its inclusion on the European Union’s updated list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing. While the blacklisting was formalized on June 10, 2025, its consequences are now materializing across Algeria’s already fragile financial system, exposing long-standing structural weaknesses. The EU’s decision, aligned […]