Egypt, Algeria find common ground on Libyan crisis Egypt and Algeria have been at odds over how to deal with the situation in Libya, but that may be changing. Mohamed Sabry | Egypt | Aug 7, 2021 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra met on Aug. 1, 2021, in Cairo. Here, Sisi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee presidential palace on Dec. 7, 2020, in Paris, while Lamamra speaks during a press conference in Berlin on March 20, 2019, when he was vice prime minister.
Algerian protesters keep up pressure as government targets activists abroad Algeria's pro-democracy Hirak movement hits the streets, calling for a civil state. Simon Speakman Cordall | North Africa | Apr 7, 2021
Algeria: Running on fumes Unless oil prices go way up, Algeria is in a world of hurt. Simon Speakman Cordall | Algeria | Feb 17, 2021
Algeria votes to revamp constitution despite low voter turnout Algerians took to the polls on Sunday to vote in a referendum that has introduced presidential term limits and other changes to the constitution. Al-Monitor Staff | Algeria | Nov 2, 2020
Algeria cites coronavirus amid ban on anti-government protests Algeria's president called for measures that would prioritize citizens' health but restrict their freedoms. Al-Monitor Staff | Algeria | Mar 18, 2020
A new generation lays its predecessors' ghosts to rest In Al-Monitor's latest longform, we look at young people throughout the Mideast who have been at the forefront of efforts to turn the page on decades of sclerotic and rigged politics in favor of a more democratic alternative. Kenan Behzat Sharpe | Iraq | Mar 13, 2020
Is France irked by Erdogan’s passion for Africa? Erdogan’s efforts to boost Turkey’s economic role in Africa have been marked by outbursts maligning France’s colonial past, but there is more to Turkey’s Africa opening that fuels the bilateral spats. Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Feb 6, 2020
Will Tunisia have a seat in future Libyan dialogues? Tunisia appears to have lost an opportunity to garner international support to help it cope with the crisis in neighboring Libya when it rejected an invitation to the Berlin conference. Elizia Volkmann | Algeria | Feb 4, 2020
Intel: How the death of its army chief opens new era in Algeria’s politics Algeria’s longtime army chief died of a heart attack Dec. 23, further upending a sclerotic political system already reeling from the departure of its longtime strongman president in April. Julian Pecquet | Algeria | Dec 23, 2019
Algeria: New president, old regime Protesters in Algeria rejected the presidential election and its victor, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Simon Speakman Cordall | Algeria | Dec 17, 2019
Algerians skeptical of the military state’s new civilian figurehead The protest movement that took down Abdelaziz Bouteflika is keeping the pressure on his replacement, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Ghada Hamrouche | Algeria | Dec 16, 2019
Protesters unmoved by Algeria's first corruption trial Algeria’s protesters view the current trial of figures linked to the former regime as a charade that some in power are using to settle personal accounts. Marc Espanol | Algeria | Dec 12, 2019
Algeria to vote in presidential poll amid crackdown on protesters As Algeria’s presidential elections approach, protesters are taking to the streets to voice opposition to holding the vote before the protest movement’s activists are released from detention. Simon Speakman Cordall | Algeria | Dec 10, 2019
Algeria's presidential election no one wants After hounding longtime dictator Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office, protesters are now campaigning to stop the flawed process to replace him. Ghada Hamrouche | Algeria | Dec 6, 2019
Algeria’s government and protesters on track for collision Algerian protesters are stepping up pressure against the ruling regime as the Dec. 12 elections near, with complete rejection of the candidates. Simon Speakman Cordall | Algeria | Nov 26, 2019
Intel: US lifts Iran-related sanctions, says no connection to nuclear deal Elizabeth Hagedorn | Iran | Oct 8, 2021
"The eighteen days of the revolution were the best days of my life," says Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra met on Aug. 1, 2021, in Cairo. Here, Sisi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee presidential palace on Dec. 7, 2020, in Paris, while Lamamra speaks during a press conference in Berlin on March 20, 2019, when he was vice prime minister.
