World news about “Algeria” published by euronews.
Algerian convicted of role in militant network escapes house arrest Officials say an Algerian man convicted of being a member of a Chechen network that planned attacks in France has escaped house arrest in a stolen car. Said… 13/05/2013
Algerian President Bouteflika in Paris hospital Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to a hospital in Paris after suffering a minor stroke on Saturday. State media has said his… 28/04/2013
Funerals held for foreign victims of Algerian terrorist attack Seven survivors and nine coffins bearing Japanese victims of the Algerian hostage massacre have been repatriated. A tenth body will be flown back to Japan in… 25/01/2013
Mohamed al-Zawahiri: “Westerners ‘will burn first’ over Mali” A stark warning for Westerners comes as Mohamed al-Zawahiri, a former senior member in the Egyptian Salafist jihadist movement, speaking to euronews, has… 22/01/2013
Europe Weekly: Algeria crisis delays UK PM’s EU speech British Prime Minister David Cameron postpones his long-awaited speech due to the Algerian hostage crisis; EU foreign ministers approve a move to train the… 19/01/2013
Algeria: gas supplies not seen at major risk Algeria is the third largest supplier of natural gas to Europe after Russia and Norway, so the attack on the In Amenas gas plant has sparked some uncertainty… 18/01/2013
French president’s symbolic walkabout in Algeria – nocomment French President Francois Hollande was greeted by cheering crowds on the streets of Algiers and at a square dedicated to a pro-independence activist, on the… 21/12/2012
Renault plant for Algeria after 33-year absence French President Francois Hollande started his two-day state visit to Algeria with a big commercial announcement in the form of plans by Renault to build a… 19/12/2012
Algeria’s hard-won liberty On July 5, 1962, Algeria celebrates its new national independence. It followed eight years of war with France and more than 130 years as a French… 05/07/2012
Algeria: 50 years of independence Just 50 years ago, Algeria turned the darkest page in its history. Half a century later, euronews is back on the trail of the architects of… 20/04/2012
Volunteers clear rubbish along Algiers beachThis operation to clean up Tamenfoust beach, 20 km east of Algiers, was launched through Facebook. Volunteers were recruited to remove heaps of rubbish that… 21/01/2012
Violence escalates after football match between RCKouba and NAHD Football fans clash with police in Kouba, suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria (filmed by moghrani) 25/05/2011
Algeria, craving a peaceful evolution Is Algeria primed for its own revolution? With a decade of civil war behind them, Algerians want nothing of the violence of the 1990s. But frustration with… 10/03/2011
AlgeriaArmy backed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been in power since 1999. At the beginning of the unrest in Tunisia he promised to open up state media to… 22/02/2011
Unrest in AlgeriaRiot policemen push back anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Algiers February 19, 2011. The sign reads “Government go out “. REUTERS/Zohra… 19/02/2011
Family mourns man killed during the clashes in AlgeriaFamily of Abdelkader Akriche, who was killed during the recent clashes with police, mourns during his funeral in Bou Ismail, west of Algiers. Farouk… 10/01/2011
What Algeria’s football dream team means for the country After a 24 year absence, Algerian football is back on the world scene. Why has it been out for so long? What does football stand for in Algeria? What does the… 28/05/2010
Algeria between terrorism and reconciliation Has Algeria turned the page on terrorism? Has the national reconciliation plan of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika done what it set out to do? And what do… 14/05/2010
Cameron in Algeria following hostage crisisBritish Prime Minister David Cameron promised to help North Africa fight terrorism as he arrived in Algeria on Wednesday for talks on security… 31/01/2013
Survivors of the Algerian hostage crisis tales of escapeWith the Algerian hostage crisis over, harrowing stories from the survivors are beginning to emerge. Reliving the narrow escape from death was clearly… 22/01/2013
Canadian coordinated Algeria attack – PMAlgeria’s Prime Minister says last week’s attack on the In Amenas gas plant, in which at least 38 mostly foreign workers died, was coordinated by a… 22/01/2013
Britain and Japan condemn loss of life in AlgeriaOf the 37 foreigners killed during the Algerian gas plant siege seven were Japanese nationals, three remain unaccounted for. Parlimentary Vice-Foreign… 21/01/2013
Algeria details the deaths at In Amenas siegeAlgeria’s Prime Minister has been detailing events during the hostage crisis at the gas plant in the desert town of In Amenas. Abdelmalek Sellal said that… 21/01/2013
Mokhtar Belmokhtar: A profile of the “Marlboro Man”This is allegedly the mastermind behind the In Amenas gas facility attack in Algeria. Now one of the world’s most wanted men, who is Mokhtar… 21/01/2013
Algerian security forces confirm 48 hostages deadThe four-day crisis at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria is over, but questions remain and the death toll continues to rise. Security forces report that 25… 21/01/2013
Five militants captured alive at In AmenasAlgerian security forces say they have captured five Islamic militants still alive in the In Amenas gas plant, but that three more are on the run. The… 20/01/2013
Algeria: Families await the news of missing workersAs Algerian TV reported that the bodies of 25 more hostages had been discovered inside the gas plant on Sunday, workers’ families were still awaiting for news… 20/01/2013
Final Algerian assault ends gas plant siegeThe Algerian government has announced that a four-day hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas plant is over. Algiers has said that 23 hostages and 32 militants… 20/01/2013
Locals fear for future after In Amenas attackThe gas plant crisis may be over at In Amenas, but in the nearby town that relies on the plant for jobs and without which there would be no local economy to… 19/01/2013
Algeria gas crisis: militants and hostages die in “final assault”After a four day stand-off with al-Qaeda linked militants, Algerian special forces have stormed the desert gas facility where several people were still being… 19/01/2013
Algerian crisis: Seven foreigners killed in “final assault”Algerian special forces have killed 11 rebels in what is described as a final assault to retake the In Amenas gas facility. The state news agency APS says… 19/01/2013
Algeria hostage crisis: No more French nationals held captiveThe hostage crisis at an Algeria gas facility enters its fourth day, with more than 20 foreigners still being held captive or missing. Norwegian oil company… 19/01/2013
Algeria crisis triggers security reviewThe hostage crisis in Algeria has highlighted once again the vulnerability of oil and gas installations across the Middle East and North Africa. Neighbour… 19/01/2013
Algerian hostage crisis: dozens freed, others unaccounted forHostages freed from the In Amenas gas plant in the Algerian desert have been been boarding buses and aircraft to make their way home. Algeria’s media… 19/01/2013
Freed gas workers praise ‘fantastic’ Algerian army actionHostages freed from the besieged gas plant in Algeria during the military operation have been speaking about their experiences. In the nearby town of In… 18/01/2013
Hostages remain in danger as gas plant seige goes onMuch remains unclear in the ongoing hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria, now ringed with tanks and troops. What we do know is the Algerian… 18/01/2013
World leaders voice concern over Algeria raidThe Philippines’ Foreign Affairs department has confirmed that one of its nationals was wounded while escaping with a Japanese colleague before the siege at… 18/01/2013
Diplomatic anger over Algeria’s desert actionIt is a desert storm that has killed and sparked diplomatic fury. Families are mourning others remain in the dark as to the fate of their loved ones caught in… 18/01/2013
Death toll uncertain as Algerian hostage crisis unfoldsUncertainty surrounds the fate of those at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria, following a military operation to free hundreds of workers held hostage by… 18/01/2013
Cameron’s major EU speech postponed againBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has again had to postpone a major speech on Europe, his timetable being derailed by events in Algeria. The speech had… 17/01/2013
Western alarm at unfolding Algeria hostage dramaWestern leaders say they are extremely concerned at events surrounding the Algerian military’s storming of a gas complex where Islamist fighters were holding… 17/01/2013
Algerian military storms gas site, fatalities reportedMuch confusion surrounds an apparent attempt by the Algerian armed forces to storm the gas complex where many Western workers had been taken hostage by… 17/01/2013
Many dead, some freed as chaos reigns in Algerian hostage crisisAlgerian army says it has freed four foreign hostages. Three Belgians, two Americans, a Japanese and a Briton reportedly still being held… 17/01/2013
UK foreign secretary Hague condemns Algerian kidnappingsBritain’s Foreign Secretary has urged caution about linking the kidnappings and gas facility attack to France’s military intervention in Mali. William Hague… 17/01/2013
Algerian Army surrounds hostage gas facilityThe Algerian army has surrounded a gas plant in the east of the country where Islamist militants claim to be holding 41 foriegn workers hostage. British… 17/01/2013
Algeria gas site attack sparks international hostage crisisA major international hostage crisis is unfolding after Islamist militants stormed a gas installation in Algeria, abducting scores of workers. The Algerian… 16/01/2013
Islamists abduct dozens of locals and foreigners in AlgeriaIslamist militants claim to have kidnapped up to 41 foreigners after attacking a gas plant in eastern Algeria. 150 Algerian employees of a catering company… 16/01/2013
41 foreigners kidnapped, 3 reported killed by Islamists in AlgeriaA group linked to al Qaeda is said to have taken hostage up to 41 westerners at a gas plant in eastern Algeria. Reports say there are claims it is in… 16/01/2013
Algerian Islamists kidnap foreignersA Frenchman has reportedly been killed and at least nine other foreigners kidnapped by Islamist militants in Algeria. The victims, who include five Japanese… 16/01/2013
Japanese and French oil workers reportedly kidnapped in AlgeriaIslamist militants have reportedly seized five Japanese nationals and a French citizen from an oil facility in Ain Amenas in southern Algeria. According to… 16/01/2013
“Non” to a full apology by French presidentMembers of the Algerian parliament knew not to expect a full apology from visiting French President Francois Hollande for his country’s past actions in… 20/12/2012
UK to reduce Afhganistan troop numbersBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that nearly half of the country’s troops based in Afghanistan will withdraw over the next two years. The… 20/12/2012
French president refuses to apologise for Algeria colonial pastFrench President Francois Hollande had his eyes firmly fixed on the future – not the past – as he began a two-day visit to Algeria. Hollande flew in to the… 19/12/2012
Military plane crash in FranceAt least four people have been killed in southeastern France after an Algerian military aircraft crashed while flying back from Paris. The plane came down… 11/11/2012
Clinton starts Balkans tourUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday started a four-day trip of the Balkans with a visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. She will tell Sarajevo to speed… 30/10/2012
Tributes to former Algerian President BenjedidAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika led tributes to former president Chadli Benjedid on Sunday after he died at the age of 83 following a long… 08/10/2012
Algeria’s third president Bendjedid diesFormer Algerian president Chadli Bendjedid has died. The 83-year-old ran the country for 13 years from 1979 before being forced from power by the military –… 06/10/2012
French foreign minister in AlgiersFrench Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers on Sunday for his first official trip to an Arab… 16/07/2012
50 years of freedom and missed opportunities for Algeria50 years of independence have been good for Algeria. So says President Bouteflika, who opened a year of celebrations with a huge firework display and a visit… 05/07/2012
Algeria celebrates 50 years of independenceCelebrations have begun to mark Algeria’s fifty years of independence from its colonial master, France. A giant musical, inspired by the north African… 05/07/2012
Al Qaeda-linked arms smugglers arrested in TunisiaDuring a raid against arms smugglers, the Tunisian army attacked vehicles believed to be transporting weapons from Libya to Algeria. Fighter jets fired on… 23/06/2012
Algeria elections: final results confirm ruling party winFinal results confirm that Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front, came out on top in last week’s parliamentary elections. Its partner in… 16/05/2012
Election hit by irregularities, says Algerian opposition leaderAli Laskri, the leader of the Algerian opposition Socialist Front Forces, has given his damning verdict on the country’s parliamentary election. He told… 12/05/2012
Islamists pushed into third place in Algeria pollAn alliance of Algerian Islamist parties has failed in it bid to take control of the country’s parliament, a year after Arab Spring protests. The ruling… 11/05/2012
Voter abstention could marr Algeria electionWith the polls now closed in Algeria’s parliamentary election, the concern is a low turn-out due to apathy. The Arab Spring movement failed to take hold in… 11/05/2012
Voter apathy as Algeria goes to the pollsAlgerians are electing a new parliament that officials say will bring democracy to a country largely unaffected by the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions in the… 10/05/2012
Disillusioned voters may boycott Algeria electionAlgeria is going to the polls in parliamentary elections, under pressure to reform after the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions in neighbouring countries. Yet after… 09/05/2012
Italian tourist kidnapped in Algeria freedAfter more than 14 months in the hands of al-Qaeda affiliated Algerian rebels, Italian tourist Mariasandra Mariani has been freed. Her parents are… 17/04/2012
Sarkozy admits French Harki responsibilityFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has formally recognised the State’s responsibility for abandoning Algerians who fought on the French side during Algeria’s… 15/04/2012
Algeria’s first president buried in Martyrs’ CornerAlgerians have buried Ahmed Ben Bella, the country’s first president who died on Wednesday at the age of 95. Leading the funeral cortege in heavy rain was… 13/04/2012
Respected former Algeria president diesAlgeria’s first president following independence from France has died. Ahmed Ben Bella, who was 95, led the fight against colonial rule after World War… 11/04/2012
France ‘torture’ auction cancelled amid Algeria rowThey are tools of torture from the distant past. Yet recent French history has got in the way of an auction that was due to put a chilling collection of… 03/04/2012
Toulouse delays funeral of gunman Merah Algeria did not want his body for burial. Now moves to lay Mohamed Merah to rest near Toulouse have been put on hold. Given the gunman’s self-confessed… 29/03/2012
Toulouse gunman to be buried in AlgeriaThe family of the Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah has sent his body to Algeria for burial. Twenty-three-year-old Merah who was of Algerian descent was shot… 29/03/2012
Maghreb bloc meets for first time in 15 yearsForeign ministers from five countries that make up the Maghreb Union have gathered in Rabat for the first time in over 15 years. The organisation made up of… 18/02/2012
Algeria: dozens die in cold snapThink of Algeria and a snow storm does not usually come to mind. But the people of the Mediterranean country are having to get used to unprecedented amounts… 16/02/2012
North African union proposal resurrected by leadersThe idea of a North African economic bloc emulating the EU has been revived during a meeting between the Tunisian and Algerian leaders. President Abdeliziz… 12/02/2012
Algeria turned white by rare snowfallThe cold snap has spread across the Mediterranean and into North Africa with heavy snowfall in Algeria. Officials say at least 16 people have died and at… 05/02/2012
gudzila distroyed central buildinggudzila distroyed central building. police is looking for him. 03/02/2012
Algeria rejects criticism of Arab League in SyriaThe Algerian government on Thursday downplayed suggestions from one of its former Arab League monitors in Syria that the mission was a “farce”. The… 12/01/2012
Algeria’s metro system starts on trackAlgeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has inaugurated the country’s brand new metro service in the capital Algiers. The project dates back to the 1970s… 01/11/2011
Three European aid workers abducted in AlgeriaA search is underway for three European aid workers abducted from a refugee camp in western Algeria. Two Spaniards and an Italian were seized by al Qaeda’s… 24/10/2011
The Gaddafis flee, and fall in battleThe Libyan rebels are saying one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons, Khamis, has been killed in fighting and his body has been buried. The rebels had previously… 30/08/2011
Gaddafi family members in Algeria – APS agencyClose members of Muammar Gaddafi’s family have crossed into Algeria, according to the country’s official press agency. Gaddafi’s wife Safia, his daughter… 29/08/2011
Al Qaeda claims Algerian bomb blastsAl Qaeda’s North African wing has said it carried out Friday night’s bombing outside a military academy in Algeria. In a statement posted on line the so… 29/08/2011
Algeria denies that ‘Gaddafi crossed border’Algeria has strongly denied reports stating that Colonel Gaddafi and his sons may have entered the country on Friday in a convoy of cars. The Foreign… 27/08/2011
Was Gaddafi in convoy that crossed into Algeria?As the hunt for Muammar Gaddafi continues, one unconfirmed report suggests he may have escaped from Libya into neighbouring Algeria. The elusive colonel was… 27/08/2011
Air Algerie takes to the skies after strikeAir Algerie flights resumed on Friday after a four-day strike over pay and conditions. The industrial action ended after the intervention of Algerian Prime… 15/07/2011
Relief for passengers as strike ends at Air AlgerieThe strike by cabin crews at Air Algerie is over, after stranding thousands of holidaymakers at a number of airports in France for several days. The head of… 15/07/2011
Fourth day of Air Algerie strikeHundreds of people have spent another night airports across France. A strike by cabin crew at Air Algerie has grounded scores of flights between France and… 14/07/2011
Thousands stranded due to Air Algerie strikeAngry scuffles have broken out at Orly Airport in Paris. A strike by cabin crew from Air Algerie means scores of flights have been cancelled. The French… 13/07/2011
Hundreds stranded by Air Algerie strikeIn Paris, hundreds of angry passengers have spent the night in Orly Airport. Scores of flights have been cancelled because of a strike by Air Algerie cabin… 13/07/2011
Algerian president offers constitutional reformThe Algerian president has addressed his people on television for the first time in three months. Abdelaziz Bouteflika spoke for 30 minutes, promising change… 16/04/2011
Dozens of injured in Algerian student protestClashes in Algeria between student protesters and police have left dozens of injured on both sides. Several thousand students took to the streets yesterday… 13/04/2011
Dozens injured in Algiers as police clear slumsViolent clashes have broken out in Algiers, the Algerian capital, injuring around 40 protesters. Eyewitnesses said about 150 people, mostly youths… 23/03/2011
Police protest in Algerian capitalThousands of community police in Algeria have rallied in the capital Algiers despite a protest ban in the city. The officers had gathered outside… 07/03/2011
Algerian protests quelled again by security forcesFor the fourth successive Saturday, security forces in Algiers have rebuffed attempts by pro-democracy protesters to defy a government ban and march in the… 05/03/2011
Algerian police prevent pro-democracy rallyFresh attempts to stage a protest rally in Algeria’s capital have been hampered by riot police. Demonstrators, led by Said Sadi, head of the opposition… 26/02/2011
Algerian students defy regime protest banHundreds of students have rallied in the Algerian capital as the wave of protest continues to sweep across the Arab world. The protesters came together… 22/02/2011
Opposition MP hospitalised by police in AlgiersReports suggest that police have adopted aggressive tactics against protesters in Algiers According to eyewitnesses RCD opposition deputy, Tahar Besbes… 19/02/2011
