Algeria
Morocco summons Algeria envoy over Syrian refugees
Middle East
April 23, 2017
Morocco summons Algeria envoy over Syrian refugees
Morocco has summoned Algeria's ambassador to express concern after 54 Syrians attempted to "illegally enter" the country from Algeria, the…
Algeria president makes video appearance after month of health rumors
Middle East
March 20, 2017
Algeria president makes video appearance after month of health rumors
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared in a video on Sunday for the first time in a month, since his abrupt…
Wanted: Female candidates for Algeria’s parliament quota
Middle East
March 5, 2017
Wanted: Female candidates for Algeria’s parliament quota
Algerian law requires the next parliament to be made up of 30 percent women — but political parties across the…
FM heads to Tunisia for Libyan crisis meeting
Egypt
February 19, 2017
FM heads to Tunisia for Libyan crisis meeting
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed to Tunis on Sunday to take part in a foreign ministers meeting on the Libyan crisis.The ministers…
Oil prices slip as hopes for a deal in Algiers fade
Business
September 27, 2016
Oil prices slip as hopes for a deal in Algiers fade
Crude futures fell further on Tuesday as optimism faded for an output-limiting deal during an oil producer meeting in Algeria…
Oil prices rebound after Algeria says all options open at OPEC meeting
Business
September 26, 2016
Oil prices rebound after Algeria says all options open at OPEC meeting
Crude prices rebounded on Monday after Algeria's energy minister said the day before that all options were possible for an…
OPEC chief: Algiers meeting not for ‘decision making’: Algerian state media
Business
September 18, 2016
OPEC chief: Algiers meeting not for ‘decision making’: Algerian state media
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo said the meeting of OPEC members and non-OPEC producers in Algiers this month would be an…
Return of Algerian ex-oil boss hints at revival of reforms
Business
April 3, 2016
Return of Algerian ex-oil boss hints at revival of reforms
When ex-oil minister Chakib Khelil left Algeria in 2013 caught up in a corruption scandal, his fall from grace was…
UN chief visits refugee camps to push for Western Sahara conflict talks
Middle East
March 5, 2016
UN chief visits refugee camps to push for Western Sahara conflict talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited Sahrawi refugee camps in southern Algeria on Saturday as part of efforts to restart…
Tuareg women-only musical tradition reborn in Algeria
Art news
January 25, 2016
Tuareg women-only musical tradition reborn in Algeria
A single-stringed violin played only by Tuareg women is making a comeback in Algeria as the last of its players…