Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (L) is welcomed by Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) in Algiers, as part of his first official visit and the final stage of a tour of the region, on February 12, 2012.
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Algerian president sets elections for May 10
The Associated Press | ALGIERS, Algeria Algeria's president has announced on state television that elections will be held May 10. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika broke with tradition by making the announcement directly to Algerians instead of convening t from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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Algeria to increase parliamentary seats
The decision was made on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting chaired by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The government said the increase was needed to reflect the rise in the North African country’s population, which reached 34.8 million in 2008, as well from Press TV Read more »
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Africa: New Media Law Stifles Free Expression
Algeria’s new media law falls short of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s promises of reform and also fails to meet international standards for freedom of expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Algerian government has touted the m from Humanitarian News Read more »
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TUNIS: Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is among Arab leaders and senior officials invited to Tunis to celebrate the one-year anniversary on Saturday of Tunisia’s revolution, a government source said. The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa A from GulfToday.ae Read more »
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Algeria’s political parties demand new PM to oversee election; Opposition fears fraud
Algeria’s main opposition parties have demanded that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika remove the prime minister and appoint an interim cabinet of technocrats to ensure a parliamentary election later this year is not rigged. Algeria is the only country in N from Al Arabiya Read more »
