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Algeria ruling party wins vote

Algiers – Algeria’s historical ruling party won 220 of the 462 seats up for grabs in the legislative polls while moderate Islamists suffered a setback, according to official results released on Friday. The National Liberation Front improved its share of … read more »

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Political reforms in Algeria sovereign decision: PM

Algeria Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said Sunday that political reforms in the country are a sovereign decision instead of being dictated by foreign forces. Ouyahia told a press conference here that the reforms have nothing to do with protests erupted … read more »

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Killing of 40 Algerian soldiers has direct connection with chaos in Libya: PM

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said Sunday that the killing of 40 soldiers in clashes with armed groups in the country is due to the spread of Libyan arms in the African Sahel region. Ouyahia told a news conference here … read more »

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Emir of Qatar in talks with Algerian president

The emir of Qatar, a supporter of NATO action against Libya’s Kadhafi regime, visited neighbouring Algeria on Wednesday for negotiations with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The head of state welcomed Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on his arrival at the airport … read more »

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Algeria braces for second pro-democracy rally

Pro-democracy protesters in Algeria vowed to hold a march Saturday even though thousands of police blocked their path a week ago. The new march comes amid weeks of strikes and scattered protests in the North African country, which has promised … read more »

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Algeria’s PM defends policies on foreign firms

Algeria will not give way to lobbies urging it to change its policies towards foreign firms, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Thursday, in an apparent reference to a row with Egyptian telecom firm Orascom Telecom. Algeria has hit Orascom’s … read more »

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