DefenceWebAlgeria gives parties green light for electionReuters* Government gives permission for 10 parties to register * Algeria under pressure to allow more democracy * Country so far largely untouched by "Arab Spring" By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Algeria's government on Tuesday authorised the ...Algeria approves 10 new parties, including 3 Islamist ones, ahead of May electionsWashington Postall 79 news articles »
The Nation, PakistanAl Qaeda kidnaps Algerian governor: security sourcesReutersBy Christian Lowe and Lamine Chikhi | ALGIERS (Reuters) - Al Qaeda took hostage an Algerian regional governor near the Libyan border, security sources said on Tuesday, an incident that will raise new concerns about militants exploiting Libya's security ...Algerian official kidnapped, taken into Libyamsnbc.comAl Qaeda kidnaps Algerian governor hostage - sourcesReuters IndiaAlgeria says kidnapped governor returned homeReuters UKall 207 news articles »
magharebia.comVoter abstention risk worries Algeriamagharebia.comFrom Islamist parties to the government, Algerian politicians warn of low turnout in the upcoming parliamentary vote. By Ademe Amine for Magharebia in Algiers – 26/01/12 [AFP/Farouk Batiche] Algerian Interior Minister Dahou Ould Kablia says he is ...
Middle East OnlineAlgeria says no plan to offset drop in Iran oil exportsReuters AfricaALGIERS Jan 26 (Reuters) - OPEC member Algeria has no plans to increase its oil exports to compensate for any fall in Iranian exports stemming from tighter US and European sanctions, its energy minister said on Thursday. Asked if Algeria would help ...Algeria not to boost oil exports if Iran sells no oil to EuropeShanghai Daily (subscription)Algeria: no extra crude if Iran cuts EU suppliesMiddle East Onlineall 3,457 news articles »
AFPAlgeria demands death sentence for top Qaeda bossAFPALGIERS — Algerian prosecutors on Sunday requested the death sentence for Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a top leader in Al-Qaeda's north African branch, and another person in a trial on the deaths of two Algerian soldiers. Belmokhtar and nine co-defendants, ...Algeria begins trying top Qaeda bossThe Daily StarAlgeria sentences al-Qaeda chief to deathNews24Algeria sentences fugitive Qaeda chief to deathHindustan Timesall 30 news articles »
AFPMoroccan foreign minister in fence-mending Algeria tripAFPALGIERS — Morocco's new Foreign Minister Saad Eddine Othmani Monday began a fence-mending visit to Algeria to resolve disputes such as the neighbours' lingering row over Western Sahara. Othmani spoke of a "common will...to breathe new life" into ...Moroccan FM in fence-mending Algeria tripNews24Ties with Algerian a top priority, says Moroccan Foreign MinisterBahrain News AgencyArab initiative offers safe exit for Syrian crisis - Moroccan FMKuwait News Agencyall 19 news articles »
Faltering Al-Qaeda Turns To Boko HaramEurasia ReviewThe Algiers-based African Centre for Study and Research on Terrorism (CAERT) also attended the Mauritania event. Algeria, home to the Sahel states' joint military and intelligence commands, raised the issue of the AQIM and Boko Haram link months before ...and more »
magharebia.comAlgerian foreign minister visits USmagharebia.comFrom global security to Algeria's upcoming elections, the Algerian and US chief diplomats discussed a wide range of issues. By Walid Ramzi for Magharebia in Algiers – 17/01/12 [AFP/Jewel Samad] Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci says Algeria is counting ...Algeria takes over the presidency of the Group of 77 and ChinaMediaGlobal (blog)all 3 news articles »
Moderate Islamist party pulls out of Algerian government coalition ahead of ...Washington PostALGIERS, Algeria — A moderate Islamist party pulled out of Algeria's governing coalition on Sunday, saying that 2012 is the year of competition — not alliances. The announcement by the Movement for a Peaceful Society, or MSP, to leave the so-called ...and more »
Algeria says Adrar refinery to restart soonReuters| ALGIERS Jan 22 (Reuters) - Algeria is to restart its Adrar refinery within days after concluding a new contract with co-owner China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Algerian energy officials said. A stoppage at the plant, along with maintenance at ...and more »
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's government on Tuesday authorised the creation of the first new political parties in more than a decade, four months before a parliamentary election when the authorities will be under pressure to allow more democracy. Opponents of the Algerian government though say it is only paying lip service to greater freedoms, under pressure from the "Arab Spring" upheavals ...
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria will increase gasoil imports this year because of scheduled maintenance and improvement works at its refineries, an Algerian energy official said. The official said the Arzew refinery in the west of Algeria, partially shut-down for scheduled maintenance since September last year, was expected to fully re-open around February 15. That will be followed by a partial ...
ALGIERS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Algeria in the next few weeks, two diplomatic sources told Reuters, a visit which would boost an Algerian government left exposed by the "Arab Spring" uprisings. Algeria is the only north African state largely untouched by recent popular revolt in the region but its leaders face mounting internal pressure to embrace ...
ALGIERS (Reuters) - An Algerian regional governor who officials said was kidnapped and then freed in neighbouring Libya was handed over to the Algerian authorities on Wednesday, the speaker of Algeria's parliament said. The circumstances surrounding the abduction remain unclear, but it is likely to heighten concerns that instability in Libya since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi is spilling ...
A court in Algeria has sentenced a fugitve leader of Al-Qaeda's north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military.
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian firm Cevital, the biggest sugar refiner in North Africa, expects to more than double sugar exports this year to 1 million tonnes after fixing technical problems at its main transport hub, the owner and chief executive said. Issad Rebrab told Reuters that the privately held firm was also planning to increase its sugar refining capacity to 2.6 million tonnes a year ...
ALGIERS (Reuters) - A kidnapped Algerian regional governor has been freed after his captors were intercepted inside Libya, officials said on Tuesday, an incident that will raise new concerns about instability spilling over from Libya to its neighbors. Two Algerian security sources earlier told Reuters the governor was being held by al Qaeda. Security experts have warned the group is exploiting ...
ALGIERS : Algeria will increase gas-oil imports this year because of scheduled maintenance and improvement works at its refineries, an Algerian energy official said.
ALGIERS Daily News and Visitors Info.
log in ALGIERS daily News - Hotel Booking - Algiers visitors Info. - Algiers Twitte, loginALGIERS.com