Category: Algeria

Peugeot Will Produce 30% of Parts for Algerian Plant in Iran

February 11, 2018

French carmaker PSA Group will source 30% of parts for cars that will be assembled in the Algerian plant from Iran, said a senior official ... Read More

Algerian Army on Desert Manhunt for IS Leader

February 8, 2018

The Algerian army has launched a manhunt operation to arrest IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi who is said to be hiding in Algeria’s southern ... Read More

Noose Tightens on Polisario as Morocco joins AU’s Peace & Security Council

February 8, 2018

The return of Morocco to the African Union and its recent membership in the pan-African organization’s most important body, the Peace and Security Council, is ... Read More

Algeria Still Lagging Behind in 2018 Economic Freedom Index

February 8, 2018

Algeria was ranked among the ten worst performing countries in the 2018 Economic Freedom Index, established by The Heritage Foundation, an American public policy think ... Read More

AQIM Confirms Death of Senior Leader in Algeria

February 6, 2018

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) confirmed that the Algerian army has killed one of its senior officials, Adel Seghiri also known as Abu Ruwaha ... Read More

Algeria Grappled with Social Unrest

February 5, 2018

The beginning of 2018 bodes ill for Algeria, which saw reserves dwindling prompting a series of austerity measures that have fueled social unrest. From doctors ... Read More

Algeria Trades Oil for Cuban Doctors

February 1, 2018

Algeria will receive more doctors from Cuba in return for suppling the communist run island with crude oil, which seeks to offset a steep decline ... Read More

COFACE: Algeria Listed among High Risk Countries

January 25, 2018

French Credit Insurance Company Coface has downgraded Algeria ratings to C, the lowest grade, over serious concerns of social frustrations boiling in the oil-producing country ... Read More

Algeria in Bottom of 2018 Best Country Ranking

January 24, 2018

Algeria was outperformed by all of the 80 countries surveyed in the 2018 Best Country Ranking, a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News & ... Read More

UN Envoy Invites Parties to Sahara Conflict to Separate Talks in Berlin

January 23, 2018

The UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Kohler, invited the "parties to the conflict" to "separate talks" in Berlin, Moroccan media reported. ... Read More