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The Algerian cabinet has approved a draft bill imposing a five-year ban on military officers to run for public positions right after their retirement. Army Chief of staff and Vice-minister of defense Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah presented the bill. Read more
Blida military court near Algiers Tuesday pressed 15 years in prison against brother of former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, two generals and a leader of a political party for conspiring against the state and undermining the army. The verdict, TSA reports Read more
Doublestar, a Chinese global tire making, will build a plant in Algeria in partnership with SARL EL HADJ LARBI PNEUMATIQUE for a total investment of around $5 million, European rubber journal reports. The plant will produce 2 million tires annually Read more
The Algerian Supreme Court Monday summoned and heard Abdelghani Zaâlane, head of Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s election campaign, involved in an alleged secret financing of the former leader’s candidacy in the April presidential election. Abdelghani Zaâlane was heard by the investigator advisor Read more
The delegations representing Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario which held an initial round table on the Moroccan Sahara issue in Geneva December 5-6, at the invitation of the UN envoy Horst Köhler, decided to meet again in the course Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) could not meet during his two-day visit to Algeria with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who, according to his office, is suffering from acute flu. The Saudi royal arrived in Algiers Sunday for a two-day Read more
Three weeks after the offer made by King Mohammed VI to Algeria for direct and frank talks to settle all pending issues, Algerian authorities have not responded officially yet. Many analysts are wondering why they remain silent and avoid showing Read more
“The study of Algerian politics has something of seismology about it. There is no doubt that there is an underlying volcano.” This is the introduction of a column by the editorial board of the Financial Times published Sunday. The volcano Read more
The call launched by King Mohammed VI to neighboring Algeria for a direct, open and frank dialogue to settle the transient and objective differences hampering the development of relations between the two countries has triggered positive reactions worldwide and earned Read more
The American company Emerson has been tasked by Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach to improve and optimize activities at its Alrar gas processing plant located in the Southeastern part of the North African country. The $32 million project includes engineering procurement, commissioning Read more