http://www.mail.com/locations/23626-algeria.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/locations/23626-algeria.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100774-algerian-president-leaves-paris-military-hospital.html PARIS (AP) — Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another facility. Tuesday's brief statement by the defense ministry health service said Bouteflika "left Val-de-Grace hospital today to go to another establishment to continue his recovery... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100774-algerian-president-leaves-paris-military-hospital.html 2013-05-21T18:22:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096380-algerian-editor-accuses-government-censorship.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. Hicham Aboud, editor of the My Journal and Djaridati newspapers, said that happened after he rejected an order from the Communication Ministry on Saturday night to remove an article from the papers that claimed hospitali... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096380-algerian-editor-accuses-government-censorship.html 2013-05-19T17:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093128-hints-political-change-horizon-algeria.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria. With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-century is reaching its end. Adding to the mix, Algeria's overwhelmingly young population is increasingly vocal in it... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093128-hints-political-change-horizon-algeria.html 2013-05-17T14:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html 2013-05-09T10:07:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2049480-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 18:37:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2049480-mini-stroke-limit-algeria-president-ambition.html 2013-04-28T18:37:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2049098-report-algerias-president-mini-stroke.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's president was hospitalized Saturday after having a mini-stroke without serious complications, the state news agency said. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, had a brief blockage of a blood vessel — called a transient ischemic attack — around noon, Rachid Bougherbal, the director of the national center of sports medicine told the s... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:54:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2049098-report-algerias-president-mini-stroke.html 2013-04-27T21:54:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038716-limping-al-qaida-offshoot-rearms-with-twitter.html Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers. The hearts-and-minds approach echoes an outre... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:41:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038716-limping-al-qaida-offshoot-rearms-with-twitter.html 2013-04-23T12:41:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1987990-algerias-southern-unemployed-demand-oil-jobs.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Protests by the unemployed in southern Algeria are raising the specter of rising unrest in the country's sensitive oil regions, and are increasingly attracting the attention of al-Qaida. Algeria's vast, sparsely populated Sahara only holds 10 percent of the country's population but it is home to this North African country's enormou... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1987990-algerias-southern-unemployed-demand-oil-jobs.html 2013-03-30T18:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975108-france-confirms-death-al-qaida-chief-abou-zeid.html PARIS (AP) — The death of a top al-Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground and regroup to renew itself. Even the fearsome Abou Zeid is replaceable. A top commander of ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:46:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975108-france-confirms-death-al-qaida-chief-abou-zeid.html 2013-03-23T20:46:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1946376-algerias-security-forces-to-protect-energy-plants.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian official says that the country's security forces will take over the job of securing the country's oil and gas sites following a spectacular terrorist attack and mass hostage-taking on a gas installation in January. An inquiry into the Ain Amenas plant assault blasted private companies currently responsible for site secu... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:50:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1946376-algerias-security-forces-to-protect-energy-plants.html 2013-03-11T16:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1929630-france-key-al-qaida-chief-mali-killed.html 2013-03-04T18:56:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1928136-algeria-reels-tales-oil-sector-corruption.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Corrupt and gorging itself at the trough of Algeria's vast oil wealth — that's how most Algerians privately view the elites running the country. Yet few have been willing to say so publicly, until now. New corruption scandals are shining a new spotlight on state oil company Sonatrach, which jointly with BP and Norway's Statoil runs... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:06:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1928136-algeria-reels-tales-oil-sector-corruption.html 2013-03-03T13:06:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927462-head-chadian-army-claims-troops-kill-belmoktar.html N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad's military chief announced late Saturday that his troops deployed in northern Mali had killed Moktar Belmoktar, the terrorist who orchestrated the attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that left 36 foreigners dead. The French military, which is leading the offensive against al-Qaida-linked rebels in Mali, said they could not... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:34:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927462-head-chadian-army-claims-troops-kill-belmoktar.html 2013-03-02T22:34:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925690-chads-president-al-qaida-chief-killed-mali.html N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chadian President Idriss Deby announced Friday that Chadian troops fighting to dislodge an al-Qaida affiliate in northern Mali killed one of the group's leading commanders, Abou Zeid. The death of the Algerian warlord, a feared radical leader of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb behind the kidnapping of several Westerners, could not i... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:18:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925690-chads-president-al-qaida-chief-killed-mali.html 2013-03-01T23:18:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1911860-algerian-gas-plant-terror-siege-resumes-work.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A gas installation in Algeria that was the site of a terrorist attack last month that left 37 hostages dead partially resumed production Sunday, as the head of the state-owned energy company said he would request armed personnel for energy plants to help prevent future assaults on sites that can be hundreds of miles from the nearest city. ... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:19:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1911860-algerian-gas-plant-terror-siege-resumes-work.html 2013-02-24T17:19:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1910486-official-algeria-kills-12-extremist-fighters.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian government official says security forces have killed a dozen extremist fighters in northern areas outside the capital and uncovered an arms cache in an area known for attacks against security forces. The official, who wasn't authorized to give the information publicly, said Saturday an army patrol killed eight extremist... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:47:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1910486-official-algeria-kills-12-extremist-fighters.html 2013-02-23T17:47:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1907856-islamic-rebels-fire-rockets-military-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadist fighters fired two rockets at military points in Mali's northern city of Gao on Thursday after the military pushed fighters out of the city a day earlier and as a suicide bomber attacked secular rebels near Algeria's border, officials said. Capt. Daouda Diarra said Thursday there was also shooting on the north side of the city... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:18:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1907856-islamic-rebels-fire-rockets-military-mali.html 2013-02-22T12:18:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900784-nigeria-hostage-crisis-differs-algerian-drama.html LONDON (AP) — The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the tragic end of a hostage drama in Algeria in which 37 gas plant workers and 29 al Qaida-linked militants died. But analysts say the similarities probably end there and it's too early to know how this latest crisis wi... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:09:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900784-nigeria-hostage-crisis-differs-algerian-drama.html 2013-02-19T15:09:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1891590-tunisians-head-abroad-to-perform-jihad.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The cradle of the Arab Spring is increasingly looking like the birthplace of jihadists. Long before Tunisia ousted its dictator and inspired the North African pro-democracy movement, the small, relatively prosperous country had the more dubious distinction of exporting Islamic militants. Now, as the country wrestles with the creation... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:13:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1891590-tunisians-head-abroad-to-perform-jihad.html 2013-02-14T13:13:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886152-libya-focuses-border-integrating-ex-fighters.html PARIS (AP) — Libya's government is struggling to control its borders and retrieve the arms and explosives that were looted after longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi's downfall, according to the conclusions of an international meeting on Libyan security on Tuesday. Countries that backed the 2011 revolution offered words of caution and support two years later... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886152-libya-focuses-border-integrating-ex-fighters.html 2013-02-12T14:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1885924-bp-names-4th-staff-member-killed-algeria-siege.html LONDON (AP) — BP has named Stephen Green as the fourth member of its staff who was killed during a terrorist assault on an Algerian gas plant last month. The company said Tuesday that 47-year-old Green was killed when terrorists took control of the Ain Amenas plant. Officials said his name could not be released until an inquest had been completed. BP had ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1885924-bp-names-4th-staff-member-killed-algeria-siege.html 2013-02-12T10:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869264-report-french-start-leaving-mali-march.html TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — French troops may start pulling out of their anti-extremist operation in Mali as early as next month, handing over to a still-developing African force. The potential pending withdrawal, floated by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in a newspaper interview published Tuesday night, came as forces from France and Chad secured a key... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869264-report-french-start-leaving-mali-march.html 2013-02-05T22:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870102-algerian-border-forces-shoot-on-sight-orders.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A high-ranking Algerian security official says troops guarding the country's border with Mali have been given shoot-on-sight orders against anyone who attempts to illegally cross the frontier. The official, who is responsible for security in the North African nation's vast Sahara region, says the fear is that victories by French fo... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870102-algerian-border-forces-shoot-on-sight-orders.html 2013-02-05T16:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the Obama administration weighs how to keep Islamic extremists in North Africa from jeopardizing national security without launching war. The spread of militants across Libya, Al... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html 2013-02-01T07:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1856296-algeria-crisis-strangling-sahara-tourism.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The awe-inspiring dunes and wild mountains of Algeria's Sahara have lured adventure travelers for decades, but their latest incarnation — as a crossroad for the al-Qaida militants who attacked a natural gas complex — is likely to make them even more inaccessible. At least 37 hostages died in the four-day siege deep in the desert. A... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1856296-algeria-crisis-strangling-sahara-tourism.html 2013-01-30T13:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853338-tunisia-beefs-up-security-desert-oil-sites.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is reinforcing the security around its oil and gas facilities in this North African country's southern deserts following an attack in Algeria, the state news agency reported. Special units will protect the installations in the southern Sahara region, which is 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of Algeria's Ain Amenas gas plant,... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853338-tunisia-beefs-up-security-desert-oil-sites.html 2013-01-29T12:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850750-2-guards-killed-attack-algerian-gas-pipeline.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a gas pipeline in northern Algeria and killed two village guards before being driven off, a local security official said Monday. The attack took place late Sunday night when the militants launched a series of homemade mortar shells at the Ain Chikh site, 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of Algiers, protected by l... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850750-2-guards-killed-attack-algerian-gas-pipeline.html 2013-01-28T13:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846646-correction-davos-forum-algeria-story.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — In a story transmitted Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 about Algeria's deadly hostage crisis, The Associated Press mischaracterized Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci as acknowledging that security forces made mistakes in their handling of the standoff. The mischaracterization resulted from use of an incomplete quote. The AP initially quoted Medelci as sa... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846646-correction-davos-forum-algeria-story.html 2013-01-27T17:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1848226-fears-grow-that-libya-incubator-turmoil.html Libya's upheaval the past two years helped lead to the ongoing conflict in Mali, and now Mali's war threatens to wash back and further hike Libya's instability. Fears are growing that post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya is becoming an incubator of turmoil, with an overflow of weapons and Islamic jihadi militants operating freely, ready for battlefields at home or abroad. ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1848226-fears-grow-that-libya-incubator-turmoil.html 2013-01-26T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847624-child-soldiers-tale-illustrates-malis-dirty-war.html SEVARE, Mali (AP) — The boy sits with his knees tucked under his chest on the concrete floor of the police station here, his adolescent face a tableau of fear. He's still garbed in the knee-length tunic he was ordered to wear by the Islamic extremist who recruited him. It's these same clothes, styled after those worn by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th cen... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847624-child-soldiers-tale-illustrates-malis-dirty-war.html 2013-01-26T12:56:00Z