By Hamid Ould Ahmed4 Min ReadALGIERS( Reuters)-Former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika

29, 2012, file photo, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his ballot for local elections

ALGIERS( Reuters)-Algeria's former interim president Abdelkader Bensalah, who ruled the country

Open this photo in gallery French President Emmanuel Macron, center, layis a wreath near the Pont

ALGIERS( Reuters)-An Algerian court on Saturday ordered former Tunisian presidential candidate

the capital, Algiers was nicknamed “ Moscow on the Med.” In 20 years as president, however, his

France's President Emmanuel Macron has apologised to Algerians who fought alongside French colonial

another 12 critically injured with burns. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of

ALGIERS( Reuters)-Algeria's parliament elected an independent lawmaker for the first time on Thursday to the powerful post of speaker for the next five years, following last month's national election in which non-affiliated candidates performed well. Ibrahim Boughali, 58, won 295 votes against 87 votes for his opponent Ahmed Sadouk from the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace( MSP) party. Independent candidates obtained 78 seats in June's legislative election, behind National Liberation Front

Saadi Yacef was an Algerian guerrilla leader who fought for and eventually helped win the North