Tag: Algerian

Algeria’s Bouteflika languishes at home a year after his fall

by Abdellah CHEBALLAH ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — A year after the unexpected downfall of Algeria’s longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ailing octogenarian remains holed up in his plush and medically adopted home, with his detractors still demanding justice. Bouteflika assumed the presidency in 1999, reigning omnipresent over Algeria’s political life until a stroke rendered him largely invisible in 2013. Since he resigned under pressure from protesters and the military in April 2019, the public has […]

30 Egyptians, 15 French among passengers on vanished flight: EgyptAi

CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) — An EgyptAir flight that vanished over the Mediterranean on Thursday was carrying 30 Egyptian and 15 French passengers, as well as a Briton and a Canadian, the airline said. An Algerian, a Belgian, a Chadian, two Iraqis, a Kuwaiti, a Portuguese, a Saudi and a Sudanese were also on board the flight, EgyptAir said in a statement. se/kir © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse