Tag: Algeria

Algeria’s Double Speak on Maghreb Union

February 26, 2018

Algerian officials continue to issue statements calling for reviving the paralyzed Maghreb Union, a five-member regional grouping also comprising Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya. Recently, ... Read More

Algeria Running out of Cash to Fund Primary Schools- PM says

February 24, 2018

As state coffers continue to be drained, Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahya said the state can no longer sustain the funding of primary schools. “The ... Read More

AI Lambasts Algeria for “Hostility” to Refugees & Migrants

February 23, 2018

Amnesty International has rebuked Algeria over its deplorable human rights record smeared by continuing discrimination against refugees and migrants. In its annual report, the international ... Read More

Morocco to Build 10 Monitoring Centers at Border with Algeria

February 18, 2018

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) plan to build ten new surveillance centers on the border with Algeria, to enhance security in the eastern parts of ... Read More

Algeria Abandons 1000 Sub-Saharan Migrants in Desert Border- IMO says

February 13, 2018

The International Organization for Migration (IMO) confirmed that it has saved 1000 Sub-Saharan migrants abandoned by Algerian authorities in the desert in harsh conditions. Radio ... Read More

Algeria to Scrap Gasoline Subsidies in 2019

February 11, 2018

Battered by the oil price slump, Algeria will abolish gasoline subsidies in 2019 as it continues to implement time-buying measures, including import restrictions and money ... Read More

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