Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has sought to quell ethnic battles near the southern border with Mali. Algerian sources said dozens of people have been killed in fighting between rival militias around the border town of Bordj Badji Mokhtar. They said the militias reflected the influx of Al Qaida-aligned fighters from neighboring Mali amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has come under harsh criticism for its failure to rescue hostages held by Al Qaida at a major natural gas facility. Diplomats said countries with nationals held hostage at the gas facility near Algeria’s border with Libya failed to be consulted by the North African state before the Army […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Islamist opposition, despite the deployment of hundreds of international observers, has asserted that Algerian parliamentary elections were ridden with fraud. A three-member Islamic coalition has rejected election results released from the May 10 elections in Algeria. The so-called Green Alliance, which came in a distance third, charged that the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have agreed to re-open their borders, closed since 1994. Diplomats said the governments in Algiers and Rabat have agreed in principle to re-open their mutual border as part of an effort to achieve reconciliation. They said the border re-opening reflected a recognition by Algeria that it required […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has appointed a retired general to be its new security chief. The regime of President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika has named [Ret.] Gen. Othman Tartag to head the Homeland Security Department. The department has been deemed the most powerful agency in the Algerian security establishment. “He is a tough man […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has been bolstering security for Western tourists. Algerian sources said the regime of President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika has approved the deployment of thousands of police and security officers over the next two weeks. They said the officers would help secure tourist facilities during Christmas and New Year’s in Algeria. […]