Algiers

Algerians debate honoring Bouteflika through his portrait

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

The manner in which Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was honored last week has sparked wide debate on social media after a mayors decided to celebrate him using just his photo at a ceremony. On Thursday, video and photos were posted on Facebook and Twitter from the Palais des Congrès in Algiers, where officials were shown honoring a photo of BouteflikaRead more

Happy 2968! Berber New Year becomes holiday

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

Algeria on Friday marked the Berber New Year as a public holiday, a first for the North African region where indigenous peoples have long suffered marginalisation. Members of the Berber community -- descendants of North Africa's pre-Arab inhabitants -- feasted on traditional meals of couscous and chicken, danced, played traditional games, and held horse parades as they do each year. But for theRead more

Algeria’s ruling caste set on orderly succession, when the time comes

ALGIERS - Muslimchronicle

Algerians are facing the eventual departure of their long-serving president, the ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in the knowledge that all is being done to ensure little changes when he goes. The 80-year-old leader, who has ruled the North African country for nearly two decades, was incapacitated by a stroke in 2013 but may decide to run again in the next presidentialRead more

France's Macron says Trump's Jerusalem move 'regrettable'

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday branded as "regrettable" his US counterpart Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, calling for efforts to "avoid violence at all costs". Addressing a press conference during a state visit to Algeria, Macron affirmed "the attachment of France and Europe to the two-state solution, Israel and Palestine living side by side inRead more

Local elections kick off in Algeria

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

The local elections in Algeria kicked off on Thursday, as voters have chosen their representatives at 1,541 municipal assemblies and 48 prefect assemblies. These are the 6th local elections in this North African nation since it adopted plural-party system in 1989. These elections follow the legislative elections on May 4. The government said it hoped these polls would help deepenRead more

Begin Algeria production in 2018

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

French carmaker PSA signed a deal on Sunday with three Algerian firms to set up a car-manufacturing base in the North African country with production to begin next year. After two years of negotiations, the joint venture deal was inked at a ceremony attended by Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. The first PeugeotRead more

begin Algeria production in 2018

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

Bodiba says government failed

Algeria - Rabia Khreis

A leading figure in the independent trade union bloc Massoud Bodiba strongly criticized the decisions taken by the government of Ahmed Ouyahia, to face the financial crisis experienced by the country because of the collapse of oil prices in world markets. He rebuked the budget bill passed by the Algerian government to end the current financial crisis witnessed in theRead more

Algerian troops kill two terrorists in anti-terror operation

Algiers - Muslimchronicle

Algerian troops on Sunday killed two armed militants and captured another one in a wide-scale operation in eastern region of the country, Defense Ministry said in a statement. The source specified that "two dangerous terrorists were killed during an ambush set up in the woods of the locality of Laaouana, in Jijel province, 380 km eastern Algiers." Two Kalashnikov machineRead more