Algeria

Algeria on cusp of change as protest movement marks 1 year

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerians flooded into the streets of the capital and other cities on the 53rd straight Friday o...
18:00 21 February 2022

Algeria buries military chief, de facto ruler amid protests

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria is holding an elaborate military funeral for the general who was the de facto ruler of the gas-rich country amid political ...
11:30 25 December 2021

Algeria’s military chief Gaid Salah dies amid protest crisis

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria's powerful military chief died unexpectedly Monday, according to government media reports, leaving his country gripped by p...
10:20 23 December 2021

Algeria inaugurates new president rejected by protesters

ALGIERS, Algeria — After eight months without a leader, Algeria is inaugurating its new president Thursday — a ceremony that pro-democracy protesters ...
8:24 19 December 2021

Algeria: 2 ex-ministers face groundbreaking corruption trial

ALGIERS, Algeria — Two former Algerian prime ministers went on trial Wednesday on corruption charges, in the most high-profile act of transparency and...
18:30 4 December 2021