Algeria Bound

Algeria’s first post-Bouteflika leader, interim President Abdelkader Bensalah, dies aged 79F

Veteran Algerian politician Abdelkader Bensalah, who served briefly as interim president after his mentor Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to resign in 2019, died Wednesday aged 79, the president's office said.  His death after what friends said was a long illness came...
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Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planesF

By Abdellah Cheballa: Algeria said Wednesday it has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to "provocations and hostile practices" by its neighbour, in the latest dispute between the countries at odds mainly over Western Sahara.  The move comes after Algeria...
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Algeria buries ex-president Bouteflika in muted funeralF

By Abdellah Cheballah with Francoise Kadri in Tunis: Algeria on Sunday buried Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North African country's longest-serving president, at a cemetery for its independence heroes, but without the honours accorded to his predecessors.   Bouteflika...
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Algeria: Attacks on journalists continueF

(Photo: Journalists Mouloudj (left) and Bouras (right)): An Algerian journalist and rights activist was taken into custody on Sunday facing a charge of "glorifying terrorism", one of his lawyers said. Hassan Bouras was also charged with belonging to a terrorist...
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