Tag: #Algeria
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Israeli defence minister leaves Morocco after signing security deal
Israel’s defence minister left Morocco Thursday ending an unprecedented visit following last year’s normalisation deal, with the countries signing a security agreement
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Shah Mahmood Qureshi completes Palestine peace mission
FM Qureshi leaves for home after completing his Palestine peace mission
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The “Hirak” movement takes to the streets as President Tebboune cautions it against overstepping: Algeria
Algerian president cautions pro-democracy protesters
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Major socialist party to boycott Algerian elections
Algeria’s opposition Socialist Forces Front on Saturday announced it will boycott early legislative elections planned for June
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Mooccon Farmers Isolated in an Oasis
Figuig, Morocco, March 21 (AFP/APP): Moroccan farmers in an isolated oasis on the Algerian border are bearing the brunt of regional tensions after Algiers expelled them from date groves they have worked for generations. The border between the arch-rivals has been closed since 1994, but Algeria had allowed some residents of the Moroccan frontier town…
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Media watchdog urges Algeria to probe violence against journalists
Algiers, March 17 (AFP/APP):Press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday urged Algerian authorities to investigate violence against journalists at an anti-government demonstration last week. RSF “calls on the Algerian authorities to investigate the violence against 10 journalists… so that those responsible can be identified and prosecuted,” the group said in a statement. Last…
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Prosecutors in Algeria seek 18 month sentence for journalist
Algiers, March 16 (AFP/APP): Prosecutors in Algeria are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for a journalist on charges including defamation, a penalty Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has slammed as “disproportionate”. The communications ministry has accused Abdelhakim Setouane, editor-in-chief of Arabic-language news site Essafir Broadcast, of “defamation”, “invasion of privacy”, “journalistic blackmail” and “publishing malicious information”.…
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Thousands protest in Algiers after election date announced
Algiers, March 12 (AFP/APP):Thousands demonstrated in Algiers on Friday, rejecting early legislative elections announced the day before, as weekly rallies by the resurgent Hirak pro-democracy movement gain momentum. Protesters defied a coronavirus-related ban on gatherings to rally from different parts of the capital, converging on the central post office, the Hirak movement’s emblematic rallying point,…
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Facing Up To History: France and Algeria’s Bloody Past
France is facing up to history, in terms of Algeria’s bloody past.
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Thousands hit the streets in fresh Algeria protests
Algiers, March 5 (AFP/APP):Thousands demonstrated in Algeria’s capital and other cities Friday, AFP journalists said, as a revived protest movement takes root again in the North African country. The movement, known locally as “Hirak”, first mobilised in February 2019 and within weeks forced then president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to abandon a bid for a fifth term…