Polls open in Algeria for parliamentary elections billed by the authorities as historically transparent but analysts say voter apathy is widespread.

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Polls open in Algerian elections

The first president of independent Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, dies at his home in Algiers after an illness, official media say.

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Founding father of Algeria dies

Turkey accuses France of genocide in colonial Algeria, after French MPs backed a bill criminalising denial of genocide in 1915-16 Armenia.

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Turkey accuses France of genocide

The wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have entered Algeria, officials say, prompting an angry reaction from Libyan rebels.

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Gaddafi family ‘flee to Algeria’

BENGHAZI, Libya —Moammar Gaddafi’s wife and three of his children have apparently fled across the border into Algeria, underscoring how much of Libya has slipped out of the control of the former autocrat, who ruled the country for about 42 years. But there was still no indication where Gaddafi was hiding . Rebel leaders fear that violence will continue until Gaddafi is captured and Libyans can see that he is no longer in power. A businessmen’s club in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi has offered a $2 million bounty for him. Read full article > >

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Gaddafi’s wife, three of his children apparently flee to Algeria

This past month has seen a sustained intensity of violence and death around the world. For Muslims, the month was meant to be one in which peace was established within ourselves and our societies, as this is the holiest of all the months in Islam. Ramadan is a month that Muslims look forward to, as it is meant to create a stronger connection between humanity and God. How ironic, then, to see the death and destruction perpetrated in Libya, Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Algeria, during a month dedicated to peace and harmony.

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Reflections on Ramadan

After Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cracked down on protesters last month, instituting a ban and detaining hundreds, Algeria’s main opposition party has countered with its first rally in seven years, with 3,000 people gathering at a Socialist…

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Algeria’s Opposition Party Stages Protest

Residents of Libya’s second-largest city streamed to funerals Sunday, setting the stage for a fifth day of protests against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s rule.

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Funerals in Libya for Dozens Killed in Protests

As protests returned to Libya’s second largest city, a deadly cycle was emerging: Security forces fire on funerals, killing more people, creating more funerals.

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Cycle of Suppression Rises in Libya and Elsewhere

One of Algeria’s founding fathers, 84-year-old Abdelhamid Mehri, says the country’s president is no longer capable of addressing the nation’s challenges.

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Algeria ‘cannot wait for change’

One of Algeria’s founding fathers, 84-year-old Abdelhamid Mehri, says the country’s president is no longer capable of addressing the nation’s challenges.

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Algeria ‘cannot wait for change’

Anti-government rallies in Algeria and Yemen, inspired by the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, are broken up by police and government supporters.

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Algeria, Yemen protests dispersed

Algerian security forces prevented demonstrators from embarking on a planned march through the capital.

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Unrest in Algeria Put Down by Police

The president of Algeria plans to soon lift a state of emergency that has been in effect for nearly 20 years, the Algerian Press Service reported Thursday.

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Several people are injured and others are arrested as police break up a pro-democracy march in Algeria’s capital Algiers, reports say.

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