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Candidates in Algerian election must submit papers in person

All candidates in the Algerian presidential election must submit their candidacy papers in person, Abdelwahab Derbal, the head of the election commission said on Sunday.

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Why are people protesting in Algeria? | Euronews answers

Thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets in protest another Abdelaziz Bouteflika presidential bid. The ailing, 81-year-old president recently announced he will seek a fifth five-year term but remains under care at a Swiss hospital.

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Organisers slam ugly reaction to Miss Algeria beauty pageant winner

Organisers of a beauty pageant in Algeria have condemned racist remarks aimed at this year’s winner.

Algeria

Merkel visits Algiers to enhance bilateral ties with the country

It's the German Chancellor's first visit to Algeria in a decade

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France

France recognises torture during Algeria war for first time

France recognises systematic torture during Algeria war for first time

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Algerian flags fly half-mast as the country mourns the plane disaster

Two hundred and fifty-seven people were killed in the country's worst plane disaster. The military transporter plane crashed on Wednesday after take-off in south west Algiers.

Algeria

257 people dead in Algerian plane crash

Most of the victims were military personnel and their families, as well as ten flight crew members. Three days of national mourning have been declared

France

Making an illegal life in France

With school and education provided by the state, one family say they are glad they chose to break the rules and live in Europe.

Algeria

President Bouteflika's ruling National Liberation Front retains power in Algerian elections

The FLN lost considerable ground in the election, winning just 164 seats compared to 221 five years ago.

World News

A week in Pictures ... May Day, protests and Prince Philip

*Main picture above: Demonstrators clash with police during a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1 A choice selection of the week’s most striking images f

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Algeria votes in parliamentary election amid little uncertainty

Algeria has been voting in a parliamentary election that’s expected to give the ruling FLN and its allies another five-year mandate.

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Algeria: Voter apathy key challenge in parliamentary poll

With little suspense in Thursday's election, many Algerians are expected to stay away.

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ISIL claims responsibility for foiled bomb attack on Algerian police station

ISIL has claimed responsibility for a foiled bomb attack on an Algerian police station, the group’s AMAQ news agency reports.

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Quebec mosque victims repatriated to Algeria

There were emotional scenes in Algeria on Saturday as the bodies of two men killed in a shooting rampage at a Canadian mosque were repatriated.

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Algerian president makes rare public appearance

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has made a rare public appearance at a mosque in Algiers.

Markets

Oil prices rise after OPEC announces first output cut since 2008

OPEC has agreed to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008.

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Air Algerie flight, feared missing, lands after U-turn - reports

A passenger plane headed for Marseille reportedly fell off the radars after it turned around halfway through its flight over the Mediterranean.

Algeria

Polisario leader's death announced

68-year-old Mohamed Abdelaziz led a decades-long fight for independence in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

World

Algeria: The Mediterranean's last mystery

Euronews spoke at Berlin’s ITB to Noureddine Belmihoub, CEO at the Algerian National Tourism Office, about how his big country remains unknown to

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Algeria enacts reforms and gives Berber language official status

The Algerian government has passed a reform package including granting the Berber language official status and re-instating the two-term limit for