Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al Qaeda commander behind a bloody mass hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant in January, Chad's military said on Saturday. ...
03:26 AM, Mar 03, 2013
A total of 37 foreign workers died at an Algerian desert gas plant and seven are still missing after a hostage crisis coordinated by a Canadian, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said on Monday. Sellal also said that 29 Islamists had been killed in the siege, which Algerian forces ended by storming the plant, and three had been captured alive. ...
10:30 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Algerian special forces have found the bodies of two Canadian Islamist fighters after a bloody siege at a desert gas plant, a security source said on Monday, as the death toll reached at least 80 after troops stormed the complex to end the hostage crisis. Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal is expected to give details later on Monday about the siege near the town of In Amenas, which left American,...
04:45 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed past 80 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants, a security official said. ...
10:55 AM, Jan 21, 2013
A veteran Islamist fighter claimed responsibility on behalf of al Qaeda for the Algerian hostage crisis, a regional website reported on Sunday, tying the bloody desert siege to France's intervention across the Sahara in Mali. ...
01:21 AM, Jan 21, 2013
Condemning the terrorist attack in Algeria, US President Barack Obama has blamed terrorists for the tragedy and said attack is another reminder of the threat posed by al Qaeda and other violent extremist groups in North Africa. ...
10:41 AM, Jan 20, 2013
In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said. ...
09:35 AM, Jan 20, 2013
Condemning the terrorist attack in Algeria, US President Barack Obama has blamed terrorists for the tragedy and said attack is another reminder of the threat posed by al Qaeda and other violent extremist groups in North Africa. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 20, 2013
The hostage crisis in the Sahara desert continued on Saturday with 12 hostages and 18 kidnappers dead since the Algerian army launched an assault. The militants are suspected al-Qaeda operatives. ...
07:05 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Algeria's state news agency says that special forces have completed their operation to free hostages from a remote desert natural gas complex. ...
02:04 AM, Jan 18, 2013
New Delhi: India's loss has turned out to be Africa's gain in the World Series of Boxing as Algeria Desert Hawks have replaced Mumbai Fighters in the semi-professional league's second season starting later this month. "World Series of Boxing (WSB) is delighted to announce its presence on yet another continent with the Algeria Desert Hawks set to bring the excitement of the world's premiere team boxing to Africa," the International...
11:15 AM, Nov 09, 2012
London: Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi won the 1,500-meter gold medal at the London Olympics on Tuesday night, only a day after being reinstated to the final. Makhloufi was disqualified from the games after track and field officials ruled he didn't try hard enough during a heat in the 800. He had already qualified for the 1,500 final at that stage. But the disqualification was overturned after a medical officer reviewed the...
02:31 AM, Aug 08, 2012
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
