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The Arab League Stuck in Flawed, Ineffective Role

The announcement of the delay of the Arab summit scheduled to be held in Algeria in March has revealed the depth of the fundamental political differences that afflict inter-Arab relations. It…

Abdelkader Zaoui 04, Feb 2022

The words “Here we drown Algerians” scrawled on the embankment of the River Seine.

Black Mark in France’s History…Will Paris Apologize?

October 17, 1961 marks the anniversary of one of the worst events in the history of France and Algeria. On this day, France committed a massacre against Algerian demonstrators, who went out in…

Khaled Saad Zaghloul 29, Oct 2021

On 200th Anniversary of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s Death

The marriage of Joachim Murat, the great-nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte (August 1769 - May 1821), to Algerian writer Yasmine Lorraine Briki after a long love story sparked a controversy in Algerian and…

Khaled Saad Zaghloul 14, May 2021

Demonstrators shout slogans as they march with placards and flags during a rally at Place de la Republique in Paris on March 10, 2019, in support of the ongoing protests in Algeria against the president's bid for a fifth term in power. (Getty)

Algeria Faces the Unknown—Finally

What if an election is held and no one votes? This question now confrontsAlgeria, where the government of interim PresidentAbdelkader Bensalahhas scheduled a presidential election forDecember 12…

Robert Zaretsky 30, Nov 2019

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Algeria's Ailing Revolutionary Who Clung to Power

1 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika was born on March 2, 1937. Some biographers say Bouteflika was born in Tlemcen, western Algeria, and others give his place of birth as Oujda, just over the…

Al Majalla - London 06, Apr 2019

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