Pyramids FC may suffer an early season setback when they face Algeria's CE Belouizdad in the second leg of the African Confederation Cup second preliminary round on Sunday.
The Egyptian outfit, who are making their maiden appearance in an African (...)
Algeria on Wednesday jailed its once-untouchable spy chief and three other figureheads of the ruling elite as the army seeks to quell mass protests demanding a purge of old power brokers.
The military court in Blida, south of Algiers, issued 15-year (...)
A flash flood in Algeria's capital inundated subway stations and the city's new airport, turned major boulevards into muddy rivers and trapped drivers in cars.
No deaths were reported, but civil security spokesman Karim Bernaoui said Friday that (...)
On the face of it, Algeria's state-dominated economy has weathered six months of turmoil well, with flightloads of public sector workers heading abroad for holidays even as protesters who ousted the veteran president in April now target his (...)
Tens of thousands of Algerians returned to the streets in the capital Algiers and other cities on Friday to demand radical political reforms and the departure of the ruling elite, according to Reuters.
Protesters are now seeking more freedoms and (...)
Algeria won their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title last Friday, bringing the golden trophy back to North Africa after nine years of absence since Egypt won the title in 2010.
The Desert Warriors crowned their first AFCON title in (...)
A court in Algeria has ordered the detention of businessman Hassan Larbaoui over corruption allegations, state radio reported on Friday.
Larbaoui is director of a private company called Global Group, which runs a car assembly plant in eastern (...)
Algeria's former finance minister Karim Djoudi appeared before the Supreme Court on Sunday to face questions about corruption accusations, state television reported.
He has not been charged but joins a series of senior figures associated with former (...)
It has been three months since Algeria's popular protest movement took to the streets in massive numbers first to remove former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power and then to demand radical changes in the system.
The protests, which began on (...)
Algeria's armed forces chief said on Monday that elections were the best way to overcome the country's political crisis and avoid a constitutional vacuum.
After two decades in power, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit last month under pressure from (...)
Tens of thousands of Algerians took to the streets for a 12th week of protests against the regime last week and on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, despite attempts by the authorities to appease them.
The largely leaderless hirak (...)
Algeria's imminent presidential election looks likely to be postponed, a source said on Friday, as protesters returned to the streets for the 13th successive Friday to demand the removal of the nation's ruling elite.
After two decades in power, (...)
Tens of thousands of Algerians took to the streets for a 12th week of protests against the regime last week and on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, despite attempts by the authorities to appease them.
The largely leaderless hirak (...)
It has been three months since Algeria's popular protest movement took to the streets in massive numbers first to remove former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power and then to demand radical changes in the system.
The protests, which began on (...)
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the removal of Algeria's ruling elite gathered in the capital Algiers for a 12th successive Friday, defying attempts by the army to ease tensions ahead of presidential election.
The demonstrators are pushing (...)
An Algerian military judge on Sunday placed in custody the youngest brother of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and two former intelligence chiefs, state TV reported.
Said Bouteflika and the two generals, Athmane Tartag and Mohamed Mediene, (...)
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully in Algiers after Friday prayers, chanting “We will not shut up!” and demanding the departure of Algeria's ruling elite a month after the downfall of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Weeks of (...)
Algeria's army chief of staff said on Wednesday the military will ensure the country does not descend into violence, state TV said, as mass protests that prompted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit on April 2 continue.
Bouteflika's exit has not (...)
Algeria's army chief of staff said on Tuesday several big corruption cases would come to light in a crackdown on systemic graft, private channel Ennahar TV reported.
A number of figures from the ruling elite including the finance minister, ex-prime (...)
Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) party, has elected Mohamed Djemai, a businessman, as its new leader, state television said on Tuesday, a month after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit in the face of mass protests.
Bouteflika's exit (...)
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria's ruling elite rallied peacefully in Algiers for a tenth consecutive Friday.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down after 20 years in power this month, bowing to pressure from (...)
Protesters are gathering at the main post office in Algiers, on the ninth straight Friday of demonstrations against the country's leadership.
About 3,000 people had gathered at the Grande Poste, which has been a landmark during the weeks of (...)
The Arab world is again in the midst of major upheavals that none can say with certainty will lead to a restored state of normalcy. Less than two weeks after the Algerian army brought former President Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika to submit his resignation, (...)
The impact of Algeria's pro-democracy movement appears to be expanding beyond the massive street protests that have been seen in the country over recent weeks to other forms of dissent, including within state institutions.
The government's ability (...)
With the world's capital cities now almost overflowing with encyclopaedia, thematic, and generic museums, more and more attention is being paid to museums in the provinces, sometimes in areas traditionally not always seen as visitor (...)
