The Algerian cabinet has approved a bill banning retired military personnel from running for office or conducting political activities for five years after retirement while preserving their right to...

A court in Algeria on Tuesday ordered the detention of a journalist and activist on charges of “undermining the morale of the army”, according to a committee that defends...

Teachers at Algeria’s primary schools went on strike and staged rallies to protest against their working conditions yesterday. The National Autonomous Council of Teachers of the Ternary Education Sector...

The Algerian National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE) announced on Thursday, that 139 candidates have registered to run for presidential elections slated for 12 December 2019, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported....

Leaders of the Arab National Congress called on the Algerian and Egyptian authorities to release recently arrested national leaders. Former Secretary-General of the Arab National Congress, Maan Bashour, expressed...

The Algerian army chief, Gaid Salah, was reported to have described Panot’s move as “interference in his country's internal affairs.”

The Movement of Society for Peace (Algeria’s largest Islamist party) has decided not to nominate its head, Abderrazak Makri, as a candidate in the presidential election scheduled for 12...

Since they took to the streets in their thousands earlier this year, the people of Algeria have achieved very little. Their demands, meanwhile, have multiplied despite being, occasionally, unattainable...

A military court in Algeria on Wednesday jailed for 15 years two former intelligence chiefs, the brother of a former president and the leader of a political party for...

Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah, Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, said, Tuesday, that by establishing an independent authority to organise the elections demonstrated...

Algeria’s powerful army chief on Tuesday urged massive participation in a presidential election planned for December, responding for the first time to protests rejecting the planned vote, reports Reuters....

Eight newborns died early this morning after a fire broke out in a government hospital in the southeast of Algeria. Local television channels reported the news citing the Civil...

The military court in Blida, southern Algeria, started on Monday the trial of several former regime figures and symbols, including Said Bouteflika, brother and adviser of former President Abdelaziz...

During the first national forum on “Hormonal disorders and their effects on health,” Doctors and specialists warned of the unprecedented spread of toxic substances in cosmetics and food consumed...

Algeria is experiencing a sharp polarisation between those calling for presidential elections, and those rejecting it. This state has temporarily eliminated the political differences between the various active parties...

Two Algerian men were killed during a police crackdown on protests against the death of two others in the Oued Rhiou municipality on Wednesday. A police car had crashed...

Algerian Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah said on Wednesday that the army command had discovered a plot to “destroy the country”. In a speech addressed to military leaders...

Algeria’s powerful army chief has ordered buses and cars bringing protesters into the capital to be stopped and seized, the latest in a series of measures aimed at quelling...

Tunisia’s presidential candidate, Kaïs Saïed, has vowed that Algeria will be his first external destination in case he wins the presidency. The independent candidate Saïed said in media statements...

Algeria’s Acting President Abdelkader Bensalah dismissed on Sunday the Secretary-General of Algeria’s High Independent Authority for Election (HIISE). According to Algerian newspaper Ennahar, the Algerian presidency said that the...

On Friday, the Council of the Nation (the second chamber of the Algerian parliament) approved by a majority a bill to establish a supreme electoral authority, for the first...

Algerian Minister of Justice Belkacem Zeghmati presented a bill, Wednesday, that would require anyone wishing to run for president to have a university degree or its equivalent. This came...

Algerians are awaiting news regarding reports circulated today by Reuters, which cited two significant sources, about Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui’s intention to resign to facilitate elections this year....

The Algerian army leadership confirmed on Tuesday that “the era of making presidents in the country has long gone and that the people will choose their leader in transparent...

The people of Algeria have been protesting for more than six months — every Friday since 22 February, at least — with the demand that “they all leave”. For...

The Algerian President’s office announced, Sunday, that the coordinator of the Algerian National Commission for Dialogue and Mediation, Karim Younes, has presented his team’s final report on the crisis...

Algerian Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah, said presidential elections, should be held as soon as possible. Speaking during a meeting with senior officials, Salah clarified...

The coordinator of Algeria’s National Commission for Dialogue and Mediation, Karim Younes, said yesterday that members of his team have been threatened with death just because they appeared on...

Algeria’s army chief on Monday called for elections later this year to choose a new president after mass protests forced the resignation in April of veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika,...

It seems that the ongoing revolutionary situation in Algeria is affecting all parts of life. However, in spite of this, Algerians are still trying to overcome problems of the...

Algeria’s National Commission for Dialogue and Mediation said yesterday it has received, since it was set-up, representatives of civil society and several hundreds of young citizens from across the country...

In a speech during his visit to the 2nd Military Region, the Algerian Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah:  Praised the “sincere efforts” of the dialogue team and...