Abdelaziz Bouteflika

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Algeria President Replaces PM In Wake of Polls

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday appointed a new prime minister, replacing his confidant Abdelmalek...

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Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...

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Algeria Ruling Coalition Wins Legislative Elections

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's party and its coalition ally have won a clear majority in parliamentary...

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Algerians Vote Amid Anger Over Economy

Algerians will vote for a new parliament Thursday as the government grapples with soaring unemployment and a deep...

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Algeria Parliament Poll Looms, But Voters Busy Watching France

Algeria is holding legislative elections on May 4 Algeria is holding legislative elections on May 4, but voters are far...

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Five Things To Know

Algeria, where legislative elections are to be held on Thursday, has major oil and gas reserves but faces a financial...

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Algeria Voter Apathy Could Mar Legislative Election

Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament amid concerns that a low turnout will mar a vote which...

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Algeria Tries To Motivate Jaded Voters Ahead of Poll

Campaigning starts on Sunday for next month's Algerian parliamentary election as authorities desperately try to...

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Where Are the Leaders Now?

What happened to the leaders whose power was challenged in the so-called Arab Spring that began in late 2010? Here is a...

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Algeria President Makes Video Appearance After Month of Health Rumors

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared in a video on Sunday for the first time in a month since his abrupt...

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Algeria’s Ailing Bouteflika Makes First Appearance In Month

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared on television Sunday for the first time since a visit by Germany's chancellor...

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Algeria’s Ailing President Doing ‘very Well’

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely appeared in public since a crippling stroke in 2013, is doing...

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Ould Khelifa To Represent Algerian President At Ghana@60 Celebrations

The president of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika has designated the Speaker of the People’s National Assembly (Lower...

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Angela Merkel Visits Tunisia For Talks On Migrant Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to press Tunisian leaders to step up efforts to help curb an influx of illegal...

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Merkel Heads To Egypt, Tunisia To Reduce Migrant Flows

German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit...

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Algeria’s Invisible President To Mark 80th Birthday

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely appeared in public since a crippling stroke in 2013, marks his...

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Algeria Reacts To New Bouteflika Health Scare

Speculation mounted Tuesday over Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health and political future after acute...

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Merkel Visit Cancelled Over Algeria President’s Illness

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's planned visit to Algeria today was cancelled because of President Abdelaziz...

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Algeria Says Merkel Trip Off, Bouteflika ‘temporarily Unavailable’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Algiers was called off on Monday because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was...