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Army Chief Asks for Algeria’s Bouteflika to Be Declared Unfit for Office

ALGIERS—After weeks of mass protests, Algeria's powerful army chief of staff called on March 26 for a constitutional move that would see President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika declared unfit for office, ...

March 26, 2019BY Reuters

Algeria’s Bouteflika Abandons Re-election Bid After Weeks of Protest

ALGIERS—Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika abandoned his bid for a fifth term in power on March 11, bowing to ...

March 11, 2019BY Reuters

Ailing President Returns to Algeria as Mass Protests Swirl

ALGIERS—President Abdelaziz Bouteflika flew home to Algeria on March 10 after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital, ...

March 10, 2019BY Reuters

Algeria War Veterans Back Protests Demanding End to Bouteflika’s Rule

ALGIERS—Algerian independence war veterans said protesters demanding ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down after 20 years in power ...

March 6, 2019BY Reuters

Five Arab Elections in Search of a Democratic Transition

In the current two months between mid-April and early June, five Arab countries—Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, and even ...

May 10, 2014BY Paul Salem