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Mali recalls its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, deepening diplomatic tensions over efforts to end the separatist and Islamist insurgencies in northern Mali.
2023-12-22

Rival Palestinian factions sign an agreement in Algiers, Algeria, aimed at resolving over 15 years of discord. The agreement is signed by senior Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmad, Hamas political chief Ismael Haniyeh, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine general secretary Talal Naji, and leaders and representatives of 14 other factions, and calls for legislative and presidential elections to be held in Palestine within one year.
2022-10-13

Algeria suspends a 20-year friendship treaty with Spain, and bans all imports from Spain, amid a disagreement over the Spanish government's position on the disputed Western Sahara.
2022-06-8

Algeria partially reopens its borders for international flights for the first time in 14 months. Travellers who arrive in Algiers must present a negative PCR test from within the past 36 hours before boarding and must also undergo a five-day quarantine in a hotel requisitioned by the government.
2021-06-1

Algeria reports their first two cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a healthcare worker from Algiers and a person who traveled to France.
2021-02-25

Saïd Bouteflika, the brother and special advisor of former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, is cleared of conspiracy charges following a retrial. Saïd Bouteflika had been sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2019 for "undermining the authority of the armed forces" and "conspiring against the authority of the state" following his brother's resignation in the context of the 2019–20 Algerian protests.
2021-01-2

The Chief of Staff of the People's National Army of Algeria, Ahmed Gaid Salah, dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. Saïd Chengriha is appointed to the post "ad interim".
2019-12-23

AQIM militants kill eleven soldiers in Tizi Ouzou region of Algeria east of capital Algiers in one the deadliest attacks on the Algerian military in several years. [http:--www.baiatdecartier.ro (BDC)]date=April 2014
2014-04-20

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika promises political reform, as security forces prevent protests in the capital Algiers.
2011-03-19

The President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with the President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers to discuss trade agreements.
2010-09-18