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Key sector. A worker inspects the Krechba gas plant in Algeria’s Sahara Desert, south of the capital Algiers. (AP)

New hydrocarbon law divides Algerians

October 12, 2019

Struggling sector. An employee works on a production line in Oued Tlelat in the south of the Algerian city of Oran. (AFP)

Automobile industry crisis prompts Algeria to import used vehicles

September 07, 2019

Tough times. A worker inspects the Krechba gas plant in Algeria's Sahara Desert, about 1,200 km south of Algiers. (AP)

Rise of trade deficit sparks concern over Algeria's economic situation

September 01, 2019

Fast-paced manoeuvres. New Speaker of the Algerian parliament Slimane Chenine (C) arrives to deliver a speech in Algiers, July 10. (AFP)

Signs of deal between Algeria’s rulers and Islamists to circumvent protests

July 13, 2019

An employee stands near the headquarters of the state energy company Sonatrach in Algiers. (Reuters)

Anti-graft drive complicates Algerian economic woes

May 11, 2019

In this file photo from March 2018, former Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis talks to the Associated Press in Algiers. Benflis has announced on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 that he will run for president in next year’s election. (AP)

General’s candidacy unsettles Bouteflika’s plans

January 22, 2019

A veiled woman walks with a girl in central Algiers. (AFP)

Niqab ban triggers reactions from Algerian Salafists

September 29, 2018

A file picture shows buildings in the centre of the Algerian capital, Algiers. (AFP)

Clashes between security forces and conscripts in the Algerian Army

July 18, 2018

Algerian president dismisses senior military officers

September 11, 2016

ALGIERS - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika dismissed a number of senior military office