Algeria News
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Algeria reels from deadly wildfires
Firefighters in Algeria have extinguished all but one of more than 50 wildfires that ravaged the country this week, killing...
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Public fears thwart Algeria’s Covid vaccination drive
For Jamila Seyaha, the death of her husband six months ago from Covid-19, although fully immunised, was enough proof that...
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Algeria's ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 as huge protests engulfed the country, died on...
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Algeria reviews as Turkey readies Libya intervention
Algeria's newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has chaired a rare meeting of the country's top security body to discuss contingency...
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Fresh protests as regime stalwart elected Algeria president
A former ally of Algeria’s deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of the protest-wracked country in a widely boycotted...
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Protesters jam Algeria streets, rail against upcoming polls
Protesters thronged the Algerian capital for the 40th consecutive week Friday as they railed against next month’s presidential election they...
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5 candidates for Algeria's contested presidential vote
Algeria's electoral body Saturday announced five candidates for the Dec. 12 presidential election, including two former prime ministers and all...
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Algeria's sizeable youth lead fight for change
They’re on the peaceful front line of the protest movement that toppled Algeria’s longtime ruler, facing down water cannons with...
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Arrests on new Friday protests in Algeria
Police and protesters have clashed in Algeria as marches against the ruling elite show no sign of ending.Police used water...
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Algerian president steps down amid protests, army pressure
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, and six weeks of massive nationwide protests...
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Algeria's Bouteflika to resign 'before mandate ends'
Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate expires on April 28, his office said, after a succession...
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Protesters gather in Algiers
Thousands of protesters gathered in central Algiers on Friday, piling pressure on President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika to resign days after...
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Algerian army chief calls for president to be declared unfit
Algeria's powerful army chief called Tuesday for starting the constitutional process to have President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared unfit for office,...
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Thousands rally in Algiers
Thousands of students, university professors and health workers rallied in Algiers on Tuesday calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit,...
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Algerian doctors call for protests against Bouteflika
Algeria's doctors have called for mass protests against Abdulaziz Bouteflika during the country's Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday, ratcheting up...
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Algeria ruling party turns its back on Bouteflika
Algeria's ruling FLN party showed more signs of turning its back on Abdelaziz Bouteflika as new protests against him began...