http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1401316-algeria-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1401316-algeria-government.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis. With neighboring Algeria and Libya full of weapons and violent movements of their own, Tunisia is struggling ... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:07:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html 2013-05-09T10:07:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2049478-mini-stroke-limit-algeria-president-ambition.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The mini-stroke suffered by Algeria's president has cast fresh doubt on his perceived ambition to run for a fourth term next year as leader of one of Africa's largest and richest countries. The possibility that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, could step down could affect the stability of this key U.S. ally in the fight against ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:39:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2049478-mini-stroke-limit-algeria-president-ambition.html 2013-04-28T18:39:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1929630-france-key-al-qaida-chief-mali-killed.html PARIS (AP) — France said Monday for the first time that a key al-Qaida leader in Mali is probably dead. An activist close to the terror network's north Africa branch was also reported to have confirmed the death of Algerian-born warlord Abou Zeid. In recent days, key French ally Chad has said Chadian troops in northern Mali killed Abou Zeid and another ra... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:56:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1929630-france-key-al-qaida-chief-mali-killed.html 2013-03-04T18:56:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1854210-uks-cameron-to-visit-algeria.html LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron will travel to Algeria in wake of the hostage crisis at a natural gas plant in the north African country. The Jan. 16 attack on Algeria's Ain Amenas gas plant ignited a four-day siege with Algerian forces in which at least 37 hostages and 29 militants were killed. Three Britons are confirmed to have died ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1854210-uks-cameron-to-visit-algeria.html 2013-01-29T17:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1837956-pentagon-aq-ally-top-suspect-algeria-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Tuesday stopped short of saying al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate is definitely to blame for the deadly Algeria terrorist attack, but it said there is good reason to believe the group had a leading role. "When it comes to terrorist attacks of this sort in North Africa, AQIM has to be at the top of the list of suspects, I'... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1837956-pentagon-aq-ally-top-suspect-algeria-attack.html 2013-01-22T19:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1834704-inside-job-2-canadian-militants-algeria-siege.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The hostage-taking at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants from across the northern swath of Africa and two from Canada, authorities said. The militants, who wore military uniforms and knew the layout, included explosives experts who rigged it with bombs and a leader whose final order was to kill all the captives. ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1834704-inside-job-2-canadian-militants-algeria-siege.html 2013-01-21T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1832910-death-toll-climbs-80-siege-sahara.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed past 80 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants, a security official said. Algerian special forces stormed the plan... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1832910-death-toll-climbs-80-siege-sahara.html 2013-01-21T05:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1833094-algeria-terror-leader-preferred-money-to-death.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Moktar Belmoktar is known abroad as the man who orchestrated the abduction of scores of foreigners last week at a BP-operated plant in the remote, eastern corner of Algeria, in a raid that led to many of their deaths. In the Sahara at least up until this week he was, ironically, known as the more pragmatic and less brutal of the comman... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1833094-algeria-terror-leader-preferred-money-to-death.html 2013-01-20T16:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1831890-obama-us-ready-to-assist-algerian-officials.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. stands ready to provide whatever assistance Algerian officials need in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack at a natural gas complex in the Sahara. The four-day standoff appeared to end Saturday after Algerian special forces stormed the complex. The clash left at least 23 hostages dea... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1831890-obama-us-ready-to-assist-algerian-officials.html 2013-01-20T04:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1831572-algeria-32-militants-killed-with-23-hostages.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said. With few details emerging from the remote site in eastern Algeria, it was uncle... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1831572-algeria-32-militants-killed-with-23-hostages.html 2013-01-20T00:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1830380-dept-1-american-dead-algerian-standoff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One American worker at a natural gas complex in Algeria has been found dead, U.S. officials said Friday as the Obama administration sought to secure the release of Americans still being held by militants on the third day of the hostage standoff in the Sahara. How Frederick Buttaccio, a Texas resident, died was not noted in a statement fr... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1830380-dept-1-american-dead-algerian-standoff.html 2013-01-18T23:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1831224-algerian-army-takes-hard-militant-battle.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamber out to safety with an explosive belt still strapped around his neck. Three days into the crisis at a... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1831224-algerian-army-takes-hard-militant-battle.html 2013-01-18T22:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1830340-africa-forces-role-mali-faces-diverse-snags.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — West African nations that promised to send troops to fight al-Qaida in Mali are finding it's a lot trickier than they'd hoped to actually get boots on the ground. Political debates, fears that fleeing militants might scatter abroad, and logistics — even feeding the troops— have stalled plans to deploy against the nimble jihadists in ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1830340-africa-forces-role-mali-faces-diverse-snags.html 2013-01-18T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1824120-algeria-army-rescues-hostages-toll-unclear.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Bloody chaos ensued, leaving the fate of the fighters and many of the captives uncertain. Dueling claims from the military and the militants muddied t... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1824120-algeria-army-rescues-hostages-toll-unclear.html 2013-01-18T01:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1827046-cameron-delays-europe-speech-amid-algeria-crisis.html LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron is postponing a key speech about Britain and the EU because of the hostage crisis in Algeria, officials said Thursday. The long-awaited address, scheduled for Friday in the Netherlands, was expected to outline how Cameron thinks Britain's relationship with the EU should change — a move that many fear could backfi... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1827046-cameron-delays-europe-speech-amid-algeria-crisis.html 2013-01-17T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1822208-what-countries-contributing-to-mali.html Here's a look at what countries are providing to help Mali's battle against armed Islamic extremists who have occupied the country's north since March. West African nations authorized immediate deployment and France launched attacks last week after fighters pushed even further south, toward the capital, Bamako. __ FRANCE France's resources in what they ca... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1822208-what-countries-contributing-to-mali.html 2013-01-15T18:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1792786-north-african-nations-take-reform-routes.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Two years after an itinerant Tunisian fruit-seller set himself on fire to protest government injustice and ignited uprisings across the Middle East, the three nations of the Maghreb — the former French colonies of North Africa — have taken vastly different paths. Tunisia has seen wholesale political change. In oil-rich Algeria, it's business as usual. S... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1792786-north-african-nations-take-reform-routes.html 2012-12-31T07:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1778554-france-acknowledges-brutal-rule-algeria.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — French President Francois Hollande acknowledged the "unjust" and "brutal" nature of France's occupation of Algeria for 132 years, but stopped short Thursday of apologizing for the past as many Algerians have demanded. On the second day of his state visit to this North African nation, he told the two houses of parliament that "I rec... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1778554-france-acknowledges-brutal-rule-algeria.html 2012-12-20T09:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1775812-french-president-wants-era-with-algeria.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — French President Francois Hollande announced a new era with Algeria on Wednesday — a strategic partnership among equals — during a state visit to this North African nation that was once a prized colony in the French empire. The Socialist president's visit comes as Algeria celebrates 50 years of independence following a brutal seven... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1775812-french-president-wants-era-with-algeria.html 2012-12-19T19:54:00Z