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Eight babies killed in Algeria hospital fire: emergency services
It was the second blaze to hit the maternity hospital in Oued Souf in 18 months.
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Algerian economy creaks at the seams after six months of turmoil
The country’s rich oil and gas resources are still flowing, but thousands of jobs are on the line and growth is stuttering.
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DA wants answers over sexual assault allegations against Algerian ambassador
A domestic helper who had been employed in the residence of Abd-El-Naceur Belaid opened a criminal case 10 years ago for alleged sexual assault.
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Algeria are champions of Africa!
Algeria beat Senegal 1-0 at Cairo International Stadium on Friday night to secure the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations title.
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Shops looted, woman dead in France after Algeria football win
Two stores near the Champs-Elysees in Paris were looted, including a Ducati motorcycle shop where people took helmets, gloves and even bikes, an AFP journalist said.
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Algerian council scraps 4 July presidential election
The move will likely extend the rule of interim President Abdelkader Bensalah, who was due to stay on only until the vote to elect a new president.
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Algerians rally for change despite dozens detained
Demonstrators filled avenues in central Algiers chanting slogans against a push to hold presidential elections in July and rejecting calls by the armed forces chief for dialogue.
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Algeria protesters keep up pressure after resignations, arrests
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Friday outside the capital's emblematic post office headquarters, shouting: "You looted the country, thieves!"
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Algeria protesters keep up pressure after resignations, arrests
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Friday outside the capital's emblematic post office headquarters, shouting: 'You looted the country, thieves!'
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Algerians demand more concessions in 9th week of mass protests
Algerians first hit the streets in large numbers on 22 February after the octogenarian leader’s announcement that he would stand for a fifth term in presidential elections.
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Head of Algeria's constitutional council resigns as students protest
Protesters want radical change that will introduce sweeping political reforms Algeria, an Opec oil producer and major supplier of natural gas to Europe.
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Algeria protests keep up pressure on regime
Students and magistrates have called for renewed rallies and marches in the capital and other cities across the north African country.
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Thousands of protesters reject Algerian interim president
The appointment of upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah accords with Algeria’s constitution but many people oppose him.
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Algeria MPs name speaker Bensalah interim president: state TV
The move by parliament follows constitutional rules but goes against the demands of demonstrators, who have pushed for Bensalah and other top politicians to stand down.
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Algeria's caretaker rulers face unrelenting demands for wider change
President Abdelaziz resigned on Tuesday after a final nudge by the military following six weeks of street marches calling for democratic reforms.
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Bouteflika 'apologises' to Algerians in farewell letter - state media
'I leave the political stage without sadness or fear for the future of our country,' Bouteflika said in the letter released by the APS news agency.
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Algerian leader Bouteflika ends 20-year rule after mass protests
State TV later showed a frail-looking Bouteflika, dressed in a traditional winter robe, handing his resignation letter to the head of a constitutional council.
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Algeria army chief demands Bouteflika be declared unfit now
On Monday, Bouteflika, who is 82, in poor health and facing weeks of mass demonstrations against his 20 year rule, had said he would quit before the end of his term on 28 April.
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Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends
The 82-year-old would resign 'before 28 April 2019,' after 'important decisions' were taken, it added, without specifying when these moves would occur.
