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Algerian prime minister promises new government in days
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- Published on Friday, 15 March 2019 09:33
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Algeria's new prime minister is promising to create a government within days as the country faces mass protests calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down.
Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui told a news conference on Thursday that the government would be in place next week at the latest.
He called upon all sides to build trust and…
Egypt: More arrested over Cairo train crash that killed 25
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- Published on Thursday, 07 March 2019 10:17
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Egyptian authorities have arrested another five people over a deadly train crash and explosion last week at Cairo's main railway station.
At least 25 people were killed when an unmanned locomotive slammed into a barrier inside the busy station, triggering a huge blast that also injured at least 47.
Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek announced the new…
President Bouteflika expected to return to Algeria on Sunday amid protests
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- Published on Monday, 11 March 2019 09:09
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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital as he faces mass protests that pose the biggest threat to his 20-year rule.
Protests resume in Algeria on day Bouteflika due to submit election bid
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- Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 09:27
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Anti-government protests resumed in Algeria on Sunday as tens of thousands gathered in the capital and other towns to demand Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika drop plans to stand for a fifth term, witnesses and residents said.