Algeria
Algerians stage huge protest despite Bouteflika vow not to run
Middle East
March 16, 2019
Algerians stage huge protest despite Bouteflika vow not to run
A huge crowd of demonstrators marched through the Algerian capital for a fourth consecutive Friday to step up demands on…
Algeria: Opposition meets, key govt figures appeal for calm
Middle East
March 14, 2019
Algeria: Opposition meets, key govt figures appeal for calm
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian opposition leaders called for continued mass protests Wednesday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as key figures…
Algerians protest Bouteflika decision to delay elections
Middle East
March 13, 2019
Algerians protest Bouteflika decision to delay elections
Thousands protested in Algeria on Tuesday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to delay presidential elections indefinitely. Hundreds of demonstrators, most…
Algerian President Bouteflika pulls candidacy for fifth term
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Algerian President Bouteflika pulls candidacy for fifth term
(CNN) — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced that he will not seek a fifth term in office and that the…
Restive Algeria awaits decisive move from returned president
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Restive Algeria awaits decisive move from returned president
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian workers are holding scattered walkouts and students are gathering for protests as their tense nation…
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian authorities on Saturday ordered an early start to the spring university holiday, an apparent attempt to…
Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
Middle East
March 4, 2019
Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, facing mass protests over his 20 years in power, will run in April’s…
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
Middle East
March 3, 2019
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s…
Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare…
Hundreds protest in Algeria’s capital against Bouteflika’s re-election bid
Middle East
February 24, 2019
Hundreds protest in Algeria’s capital against Bouteflika’s re-election bid
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Algerians protested for a second straight day on Saturday in the capital against President Abdelaziz…