For Ferhat Mehenni, Israel is an ideal partner and friend for Kabylie, a geographic sliver of Algeria’s northern coast whose people wish to secede from the large North African nation’s control.“We are in a hostile environment,” Mehenni told The Jerusalem...
Richard Nield
Mouloud Hamrouche may succeed Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local politicians and experts say.
After a series of public appearances in recent weeks, Algeria's former prime minister, Mouloud Hamrouche, has left little doubt that he is positioning himself to...
The Jews are worse than the Nazis, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) who weighed in on the latest Israel-Palestinian conflict.
In his latest scathing attack against Jews, the former prime minister said the Jewish people had learnt nothing from...
SummaryThe Future of the Algerian Defense Industry Market Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2019 published by Strategic Defence Intelligence, provides readers with a detailed analysis of both historic and forecast Algerian defense industry values, factors influencing demand, the...
Hoping to reverse a steady decline in hydrocarbon production over the last decade, Algeria has finally offered official approval for a shale exploration effort, including regulatory restructuring to entice foreign investment interest and nearly a dozen test wells to...
Despite the fact that he is running for re-election to his fourth term on April 17, Mr. Bouteflika has been seen in public infrequently over the last 12 months. Most of these instances are video snippets. One shows him...
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4 March 2014
Algeria: Crackdown on peaceful assembly ahead of presidential elections
The forcible dispersal and arrest of dozens of peaceful protesters opposing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fourth presidential term since the beginning of...
Salim Ghrassia graduated in statistics five years ago and then opted for a rather different career: joining Algeria’s push to farm the Sahara desert.
“I saw the agricultural boom, and decided that was the path to take,” said 30-year-old Ghrassia as...
The synergy generated by foreign-born Algerians, and the production of local talents from a renovated league is what gives this Algerian national team a unique touch
In Algeria, Mohamed Raouraoua is football’s unrivalled magnifico. The Casbah-born strongman, who has long...
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Press Release No. 14/28
January 28, 2014On January 27, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Algeria without a meeting.2Economic performance in 2013 has been satisfactory. Inflation, which reached 8.9 percent last...
