Army commander Ahmed Gaïd Salah Thursday brushed aside calls by the opposition to take control of the country in a bid to end the seemingly power vacuum at the head of the country as many doubt President AbdelAziz Bouteflika rules the North African country. Salah in a speech in Constantine, Northeastern Algeria, noted that the […]
The ten-member ISIS cell, including a French national and a 16-year old minor, dismantled in El Jadida Thursday was planning car bomb attacks and the use of biological weapons. The initial findings of the investigations revealed that the group is not a mere terrorist cell, but “a genuine armed commando,” said Abdelhak Khiam, the director […]
Algerian parliament president Mouad Bouchareb has resigned on Tuesday, Ennahar TV reported. Three months after longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned under pressure, Bouchareb has had a similar faith. He resigned under pressure of sustained protests seeking root-and-branch reform. Many pro-democracy activists believe that members of the old regime are still trying to cling to power. […]
