Category: Algeria

Algeria: Former Top Army Officer, Former PM Become First Candidates for April Elections

January 21, 2019

Retired army General Ali Ghediri Saturday announced his intent to run for the 2019 Presidential elections, becoming therefore the first candidate for the much-awaited elections ... Read More

Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Haunts Upcoming Algerian Presidential Elections

January 19, 2019

Algeria has finally announced the holding of presidential elections among indicators that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika may run for a fifth term. The 81-year-old president ... Read More

EU Shatters Algeria’s Plots to Unsettle Morocco

January 18, 2019

Algeria and its proxy the Polisario have yet again tasted the bitter taste of diplomatic defeat as Morocco and the EU renew the agricultural agreement ... Read More

Algeria: State Department Advices “Increased Caution” for U.S. Travelers

January 9, 2019

The Department of State has warned Americans traveling to Algeria to “exercise increased caution” due to terror threats in this country, which is on the ... Read More

Algeria: UN Voices Deep Concern Over Detention of Syrian, Yemeni & Palestinian Refugees

January 4, 2019

The UN Refugee Agency has voiced deep concern over the detention by the Algerian authorities of 120 refugees from Syria, Yemen and Palestine at the ... Read More

Algeria: Will the Military Intervene ?

December 31, 2018

With the political crisis deepening in Algeria wherein social anger is mounting and the economic situation is worsening, the struggle for power between the elite ... Read More

Only End to Military Control in Algeria Can Heal Relations with Morocco

December 20, 2018

US magazine, International Policy Digest, published Wednesday a long story on Moroccan-Algerian strained relations that hamper the integration of the Maghreb region and tried to ... Read More

Polisario & Algerian Media Twisted Bolton’s Remarks for Diplomatic Gain

December 17, 2018

After they suffered setbacks at the European Parliament, which voted at the level of committees for the renewal of the EU-Morocco farm & fisheries deals ... Read More

Algeria Resorts to Printing Press to Fix Budget Deficit

December 12, 2018

The Algerian government has resorted again to the printing press to inject in the market over 4,000 billion dinars, the equivalent of 20% of the ... Read More

Sahara: France Welcomes Geneva Talks

December 8, 2018

France welcomed Friday the holding of the first round table on the Sahara and reiterated "its full support" to the UN-led efforts to reach a ... Read More