Algiers: Muammar Gaddafi became a grandfather again on Tuesday when his daughter Aisha gave birth to a girl within hours of fleeing across Libya's desert border into Algeria, officials said. Algerian officials highlighted the plight of the expectant mother in explaining a decision to give refuge to the fugitive Libyan ex-leader's wife and three of her children on Monday, a move denounced by the country's new rulers as an act...
03:31 AM, Aug 31, 2011
Tripoli: Muammar Gaddafi's wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria on Monday, firm evidence that the longtime leader has lost his grip on the country. There was no indication that Gaddafi himself or his son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam had left the country, however, something that the rebels worry will stoke more violence. In Washington Monday, the Obama administration said it has no indication...
01:30 AM, Aug 30, 2011
Cairo: Muammar Gaddafi, who has ruled Libya uninterrupted for 42 years remained elusive as rebel forces swept into his capital Tripoli with reports suggesting that the dictator had fled to neighbouring Algeria or could be holed-up in a bunker to attempt a last stand. With rebels reported in occupation of 95 per cent of the capital except Gaddafi's command and control centre Bab al-Aziziya, speculation was rife about the whereabouts...
05:58 PM, Aug 22, 2011
Algiers: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika promised on Friday to ensure free elections, amend the constitution and end jailing of journalists, moves aimed at preventing local unrest turning into a national uprising. Bouteflika, who had not spoken in public for at least three months, said he had decided to amend the constitution "to reinforce representative democracy" in Algeria. In a 30 minute speech, Bouteflika announced he would change the electoral law...
09:51 AM, Apr 16, 2011
Algiers: Algeria on Thursday lifted a 19-year-old state of emergency in a concession to the opposition designed to keep out a wave of uprisings sweeping the Arab world. Ending the emergency powers was one of the demands voiced by opposition groups which have been staging weekly protests in the Algerian capital that sought to emulate uprisings in Egypt and neighbouring Tunisia. However, one of the organisers of the protests told...
07:34 AM, Feb 25, 2011
Algiers: Ahead of a rally planned by the opposition, Algerian authorities on Saturday deployed a large number of security personnel and anti-riot police in most parts of the capital Algiers, media reports said. Local daily el-Khabar, citing witnesses, said police have reached the May 1 Square near the centre of the city, which was the venue of last week's protests. The National Coordination for Change and Democracy, an apex organisation...
04:16 PM, Feb 19, 2011
The successful uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have inspired protests across West Asia. ...
08:25 AM, Feb 16, 2011
Algiers: As anti-regime protests gain momentum in Algeria, the government on Monday rushed to announce that it would end the state of emergency enforced since 1992 in the country, amid fears that Algeria may sink into a similar unrest that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said the government "within days" plans to end its state of emergency. The announcement comes amid calls for intensifying protests against...
10:10 PM, Feb 14, 2011
A monument that has been erected in memory of those who laid down their lives in the 18-day long protests. ...
09:54 AM, Feb 13, 2011
Cairo: Egypt's new military rulers told the nation on Saturday they were committed to civilian rule and democracy after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow and said they would respect all treaties, a move to reassure Israel and Washington. Some pro-democracy activists in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the epicentre of an earthquake of popular protest that unseated Mubarak, have vowed to stay there until the Higher Military Council accepts their agenda for democratic...
07:25 AM, Feb 13, 2011
In Marseille, home to many Algeria supporters, youths set fire to vehicles. ...
12:44 PM, Nov 15, 2009
Brazil beat Algeria 2-0 in a friendly at Montpellier in France. ...
03:06 PM, Aug 23, 2007
An al-Qaeda wing has claimed responsibility for two blasts that killed at least 30 people in Algeria. ...
10:59 AM, Apr 12, 2007
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