Lamine Chikhi

President names Algerian government with Yousfi as oil minister

August 25, 2021 at 4:39 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday named a new cabinet after his election to a fourth term, reappointing Youcef Yousfi as energy minister who will oversee the...

Al Qaeda kills 14 Algerian soldiers in ambush

August 25, 2021 at 4:09 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 14 Algerian soldiers in an ambush in mountains east of the capital Algiers at the weekend in one of the deadliest attacks...

Algeria’s ailing Bouteflika wins re-election

August 25, 2021 at 4:05 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the independence veteran in power for 15 years, won re-election on Friday with more than 80 percent of a vote opponents dismissed as...

Supporters of Algeria’s Bouteflika rally for his re-election

December 23, 2018 at 10:46 p.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Several thousand supporters of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika rallied on Saturday to support his re-election bid in a show of strength by those who portray him as...

Supporters of Algeria’s Bouteflika rally for his re-election

November 4, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Several thousand supporters of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika rallied on Saturday to support his re-election bid in a show of strength by those who portray him as...

Algerian police halt opposition march against Bouteflika bid

November 4, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian police prevented opposition leaders from marching on Wednesday to demand a boycott of next month's election, in which President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seeking a fourth term...

Algerian police halt opposition march against Bouteflika bid

December 23, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

Algeria’s Bouteflika registers for April election

November 4, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday formally registered his candidacy for April's election, one of the few times the aging independence veteran has spoken in public since...

Algeria’s Bouteflika registers for April election

December 23, 2018 at 10:25 p.m.

Former FLN party chief to run for Algerian presidency

August 25, 2021 at 12:30 a.m.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Ali Benflis, a former leader of Algeria's ruling FLN party, announced on Sunday he would run in the April 17 elections, in which President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has...

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