President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Algeria’s imminent presidential election looks likely to be postponed, a source said on Friday as protesters returned to the streets for the 13th successive Friday to demand the removal of the nation’s ruling elite. After two decades in…

Hundreds of Algerians were gathering on Friday in the capital Algiers to demand an overhaul of the political system after long-serving president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned under pressure from the powerful army and street protesters.…

Algerians waited on Wednesday for a decision by the constitutional council on whether ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is fit for office, after the top army officer called for his removal in a bid to defuse mass protests. Lt-Gen.…

No fewer than 2,000 people rallied in Central Algiers on Tuesday,calling for the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. They were keeping up the pressure after weeks of protests that threaten to topple him and the ruling elite…

Algeria’s newly appointed Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui on Thursday pledged to form an inclusive government of technocrats, including representatives of young people, who have played a lead role in weeks-long mass protests in the…

Thousands of Algerian university students rallied on Tuesday to protest against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth five-year term in office. The protests came a day after Algerian Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, said…

Algeria on Friday said its presidential elections will hold on April 18, ending speculation that the vote could be postponed. “Bouteflika has issued a decree tasking an electoral commission with preparing for the April 18 polls,’’ the…