Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra sacked while on a mission to Tunis

The Arab Maghreb Union presents the trans-Maghreb railway line project in Tunisia

Abdelkader Bensalah «can't replace Bouteflika» because of his «Moroccan nationality»

The leader of Algeria’s Justice and Development Front party has announced that the current Speaker of the country’s Council of the Nation, the parliament’s upper chamber, could not run the country if President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns. To him, Abdelkader Bensalah’s Moroccan origins are the problem.

In Geneva, Algiers reiterates its call for a meeting of the AMU Executive Council

Sahara : Horst Köhler ends the second round-table, promises to arrange a third meeting  

The second round-table on the Western Sahara dispute has ended Friday. Following the two-day talks, Horst Köhler issued a statement that goes hand in hand with the UN Security Council resolutions.

History : When King Hassan II reached an agreement with Bouteflika on the Sahara issue

In 1999, and months after he passed away, King Hassan II reached an agreement with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the Western Sahara conflict, US Department of State document reveals. 

Sahara : Self-determination, a sticking point in the Geneva round-table

Negotiations in Geneva between Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario under the auspices of the United Nations started on Thursday. The notion of self-determination was a sticking point in the round-table convened by the UN personal envoy.

Algeria’s Hirak : Would Morocco be a refuge for Algerian political figures ?

The Kingdom has always been a welcoming home for Algerian politicians who fell out of favor in the neighboring country. Several political figures and intellectuals found refuge in Morocco, after being forced to flee their motherland.

Morocco reveals the names of the representatives attending the UN round-table

After Rabat said it is not commenting on protests, Algeria warns against «hostile foreign sides»

Protests in Algeria have pushed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to drop his plans to run for a third presidential term. Responding to angry protesters, the president and the chief of staff of the Algerian People's National Army warned against «hostile foreign sides».