Algeria
Cannes police arrests man threatening to blow up synagogue 'the size of an asteroid'
A man in Cannes was arrested after livestreaming threats to blow up a local synagogue, prompting a rapid police response and condemnation from city officials.
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UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco's autonomy plan
Algerian authorities demolish one of last remaining historic synagogues in country's capital
Algeria and Morocco: Essential differences
Eventually, short-term desperation overwhelms long-term fears of punishment or death.
Thousands protests again in Algeria, demanding change
"We want the prosecution of all corrupt people," one banner read.
Sudan crisis impacts whole Middle East
Mass protests in Algeria and Sudan forced the 82 and 75 year old men from power. They had both been in power since the 1990s.
Thousands protest as Algeria's interim president takes over
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after 20 years with upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah being installed as interim leader of the north African Muslim nation.
Algeria's president quits following mass protests
82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has stepped down after 20 years as leader of the north African nation.
Is real change possible in Algeria?
Don't hold your breath. Experts say that despite the military’s call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down, the country will not allow the sweeping changes demanded by protesters.
Algeria: Learning to smile
Terra Incognita: Why didn’t Algeria light a new fuse by now?
Bouteflika is one of the last of the old men in the region. He was born in 1937 when Algeria was under French colonial rule.
Eight years after the ‘Arab Spring’ why didn’t Algeria light a new fuse?
The world of the Middle East today, the one that Bouteflika chose to step quietly off the stage from, is much different than that world of towering figures like Saddam, Hafiz, Hosni and the others.
The ‘authority disease’ in the Middle East
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, running for a fifth term as Algeria’s president, promises reforms if he wins.
