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Egyptian men perform the "Zuhr (noon) prayer" at a public park in the capital Cairo, on March 27, after a decision from the Ministry of Awqaf (religious emdowments) to close mosques and suspend Friday prayers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)

Coronavirus pandemic exposes radical Islamists’ waning influence

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Former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia (left) and former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal (right). (AP)

Heavy sentences affirmed in ex-Algerian PM cases

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A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a globe-shaped public garden, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease in Algiers, March 23. (Reuters)

Virus pandemic highlights Algeria’s governance problem

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An Algerian police officer wears a mask as a cruise ship leaves the port of Algiers, Thursday, March 19. (AP)

Algeria arrests independent journalist: media watchdog

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Moroccan authorities instruct people to remain at home as a measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Rabat's district of Takadoum, on March 25. (AFP)

Maghreb's informal sector struggles to cope with viral shutdown

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In this file photo taken on January 24, 2020, in Algiers, people march with signs calling for the release of detained Algerian opposition figure Karim Tabbou. (AFP)

Leading Algerian protest figure sentenced to new prison term

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A file picture shows anchored container ship near the ports of in Algiers. (REUTERS)

Algeria cuts imports and investment spending as revenues decline

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Abdelaziz Rahabi, former Algerian minister and coordinator of the management body of the National Forum for Dialogue speaks during the National Forum for Dialogue in Algiers, Algeria, July 6, 2019. (DPA)

Could the coronavirus pandemic cure Algeria's crisis?

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Empty streets in Algiers after an anti-government protest were suspended, March 20. (Reuters)

Algeria’s streets eerily quiet as protesters stay home over virus threat