A court in Algeria has sentenced a fugitve leader of al-Qaeda’s north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military.

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A ruling party leader says Islamists could take up to 40 percent of the vote in upcoming parliamentary elections in Algeria. Abdelaziz Belkhadem, the secretary-general of the National Liberation Front, the largest party in the parliament, spoke at a press conference Monday. More >

“This is a net step backwards and a freeze in the sector of the media, in contradiction with international standards,” Mohamed Mahmoudi of the Movement for a Peaceful Society (MSP), an Islamist member of the presidential alliance, told a plenary session of parliament. More >

During a joint press conference he held in with Egyptian Foreign Minister on Sunday, Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci stressed that Algeria will not withdraw its ambassador in Damascus. More >

The Algerian military has arrested four people who are believed to have participated in the kidnapping of an Italian and two Spanish aid workers more than a week ago. More >

Unidentified gunmen have abducted three European aid workers from an refugee camp in western Algeria, officials said Monday. More >

Torrential downpours have killed at least nine people and ruined hundreds of homes in the town of el- Bayadh, 700 km (435 miles) south of Algeria, state-run APS news agency reported Monday. More >

Eight family members of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have left Algeria for the Egyptian capital Cairo, a media report said Monday.

Algeria’s Arabic daily El Khabar, quoting a source, said the eight family members left Algeria for Cairo on Saturday via the Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers. More >