May 7

• NCA Bureau Cancels Meeting On Impeachment Motion

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Bureau cancelled a meeting initially scheduled for Monday due to the visit to be paid on Tuesday to Algeria by President of the assembly... Read more »

• Ben Jaafar to Begin Three-Day Official Visit to Algeria May 7

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  President of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Mustapha Ben Jaafar will travel to Algeria on Tuesday on a three-day official visit. Read more »

May 6

• Algerian Communication Minister Expresses Solidarity With Saharawi and Palestinian Journalists

  SPS

  The Algerian Communication Minister Mr. Mohamed Said has expressed Algeria media family's solidarity with the struggle of journalists across the world for the defense of peoples'... Read more »

May 3

• Bouteflika Reassures Algerians

  Magharebia

  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent a message to the public on Tuesday (April 30th) to reassure them about his health. Read more »

• USM Alger Win Algeria Cup

  Magharebia

  USM Alger defeated arch-rivals MC Alger on Wednesday (May 1st) to win the 2013 Algeria Cup. Mokhtar Benmoussa (18') scored for the lone goal in the capital derby. Read more »

May 2

• Putting Dissent On Hold [analysis]

  Africa In Fact

  Was it coincidence or was it deliberate? Read more »

May 1

• Nation, Algeria Talks Focus On Security

  Magharebia

  Algeria and Tunisia will work together to tackle smuggling, build road links and connect gas supply networks across their shared border. Read more »

April 30

• Arts Envoy Visits Algeria [press release]

  U.S. Embassy Algiers

  Arts Envoy Linda Paik Moriarty visited Algeria from March 25-April 6 to conduct arts management workshops in Algiers, Ghardaia, and Tlemcen. With support from the Algerian Ministry... Read more »

• Algeria, First Economic Partner of Nation At African Level From Now On

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Minister in charge of Economic Affairs Ridha Saidi said that the one-day-visit of Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh on Monday in Algiers, had provided the occasion to look at... Read more »

• Al-Qaeda Assails Government to Lure Disgruntled Nationals

  Magharebia

  Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued two long, rambling statements on Twitter last week, attempting to exploit corruption cases in Algeria. Read more »

• PM Begins Visit to Algeria, Expresses 'Optimism About Future Bilateral Relations'

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on his arrival in Algiers that he was "optimistic about the future of the Tunisian-Algerian relations in all areas." Read more »

April 29

• President Bouteflika Flown to Paris After 'Mini-Stroke'

  RFI

  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was in a Paris hospital Sunday after suffering a mini-stroke. Ther 76-year-old president is not seriously ill, doctors have told the APS... Read more »

• African Press Review 29 April 2013

  RFI

  In the African press this morning: the Algerian President is in hospital in Paris; Kenya wins the Confederations of African Rugby Sevens tournament; and questions about a mining... Read more »

• Day of Solidarity With Saharawi People At Algerian Parliament

  SPS

  Algerian National People's Assembly (Parliament) organizes today, Saturday, in Algiers an international parliamentary day of solidarity with the right of the Saharawi people to... Read more »

• HM the King Sends Message to Algerian President Suffering From Ischemia

  MAP

  HM King Mohammed VI has sent a message to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika over the transient ischemia he suffered Saturday, after which he was transferred to a Paris... Read more »

• Khatri Addouh Received By Speaker of People's National Assembly

  SPS

  The Speaker of the People's National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) Mr. Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa received Sunday in the capital Algiers the President of Saharawi National... Read more »

• Local Issue Among Three Conditions for Opening Borders With Morocco - Algerian Official

  SPS

  Algeria has set three conditions, including the question of Western Sahara, for the re-opening of the border with Morocco, closed since 1994, a senior Algerian official told... Read more »

• Algerian President Suffers Illness, 'Raises No Concern' - Medic

  Focac

  Algeria President Abdelaziz Bouteflika suffered a transient ischemic attack without sequelae on Saturday, local APS news agency reported. Read more »

• Prime Minister to Pay One-Day Working Visit to Algeria

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh is paying a one-day working visit to ALgeria on Monday. He is expected to have a series of talks with Algerian officials and seek to promote... Read more »

April 25

• nation Cracks Down On Syria Recruiting Networks

  Magharebia

  Jihadist networks recruiting Maghreb youth to fight in Syria and northern Mali have found a new front. They are now setting their sights on Algeria. Read more »

April 24

• Nation Ready to Confront Terrorism, Experts Say

  Magharebia

  While many Maghreb security experts say Tunisia is prepared to take on the terrorist threat, others are warning that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) still plans to... Read more »

• Algiers Declaration Pleads for 'Immediate' Holding of Referendum in Western Sahara

  SPS

  Participants in the 3rd International Conference on "Women's right to resistance: the Saharawi women case" called Sunday in Algiers, at the end of the conference proceedings, for... Read more »

• Algeria Denies Ansar Al-Din Presence

  Magharebia

  Algeria denied rumours that Ansar al-Din leaders intended to seek refuge in the country, El Watan reported on Monday (April 22nd). Read more »

April 22

• French and Algerian Youth Filmmakers Renegotiate Algeria's Image

  RFI

  The documentary film Un été à Alger (A Summer in Algiers) is a look at Algiers through the lens of four young Algerian filmmakers. The film's directors,... Read more »

April 19

• Ari Roland Jazz Quartet Tours Algeria [press release]

  U.S. Embassy Algiers

  The Ari Roland Quartet, a jazz band from New York City, toured Algeria from May 19 to 24. Read more »