Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Islamist opposition, despite the deployment of hundreds of international observers, has asserted that Algerian parliamentary elections were ridden with fraud. A three-member Islamic coalition has rejected election results released from the May 10 elections in Algeria. The so-called Green Alliance, which came in a distance third, charged that the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Al Qaida’s network in North Africa has demanded a leading Islamic preacher held in Britain. Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb has demanded the release of Omar Mahmoud Othman, known as Abu Qatada. AQIM said it was ready to release a British hostage if London facilitated the transfer of [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have been preparing to open their borders after nearly 20 years of tension. Officials said Algeria and Morocco have agreed in principle to open their borders as part of renewed security cooperation. They said Morocco, after more than a decade of efforts, has persuaded Algeria to conduct [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has been struck by its first major bombing in 2012. At least four people were killed and 19 others injured in a bombing of a passenger bus in eastern Algeria on Feb. 19. Officials said the civilians were killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated as the bus [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Al Qaida is said to be expanding operations throughout North Africa from the insurgency network’s base in Mali. Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb took over a large area of northern Mali. Abdul Aziz said AQIM was threatening interests throughout the Sahel [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — King Mohammed has pledged to improve conditions in Morocco’s military after protests which included suicides. Mohammed told the new Islamist-led Cabinet that he would increase pensions and salaries for retired and serving military personnel. The king said the new policy would also grant legal and other rights to soldiers and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have agreed to re-open their borders, closed since 1994. Diplomats said the governments in Algiers and Rabat have agreed in principle to re-open their mutual border as part of an effort to achieve reconciliation. They said the border re-opening reflected a recognition by Algeria that it required [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has appointed a retired general to be its new security chief. The regime of President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika has named [Ret.] Gen. Othman Tartag to head the Homeland Security Department. The department has been deemed the most powerful agency in the Algerian security establishment. “He is a tough man [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — North African states have stepped up security coordination. Officials said Algeria has achieved results in efforts to increase regional security coordination. They said Algiers was overseeing increased cooperation with such neighboring countries as Mali and Mauritania. “Our efforts over the past two years are beginning to pay off,” an Algerian [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has been bolstering security for Western tourists. Algerian sources said the regime of President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika has approved the deployment of thousands of police and security officers over the next two weeks. They said the officers would help secure tourist facilities during Christmas and New Year’s in Algeria. [...]
