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Peter Hitchens and an imaginary battle over chemical weapons reports
Blog post, 19 September 2018: Peter Hitchens, the Mail On Sunday columnist, claims to have detected a "very interesting pattern" in official reports about chemical weapon allegations in Syria. The pattern, he says, is…
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A recent report by the chemical weapons watchdog, OPCW, has caused a flurry of activity among defenders of the Assad regime who claim chemical attacks in Syria have been…
Protesters returned to the streets of Algeria with renewed anger on Tuesday, accusing President Bouteflika of trickery.
For a brief moment on Monday night it seemed that their key demand had been granted, and that the 82-year-old president, who is in poor health, would not after all be…
The strikes and street protests seen in Algeria over the last couple of weeks bore fruit on Monday with the announcement that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is 82 and in poor health, will not be seeking a fifth term in office after all.
At first sight, this is a significant victory for the…
This is the full text of a statement issued in the name of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on 11 March 2019, announcing that he would not seek a fifth term in office.
The announcement came in response to more than two weeks of strikes and street protests calling on the 82-year-old…
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks at a hospital in Switzerland for what were described as routine medical tests. His plane arrived at a secluded military airfield outside the capital where there was no official welcoming ceremony. He was then whisked away…
This is a compilation of blog posts about the protests that broke out in Algeria in 2019, directed against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The most recent posts are at the top.
Algeria takes a turn for the worse as army chief moves to quell protests
19th September 2019
The political crisis…
Algeria's 82-year-old president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was formally nominated yesterday for a fifth term in office, even though the current constitution says he is limited to two terms.
Bouteflika, who is in poor health and uses a wheelchair, is reported to be in Switzerland for medical tests and…
This is an English translation of a letter attributed to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, circulated on 3 March 2019 in response to widespread street protests over his attempt to secure a fifth term in office. The French version is here.
In the name of God, the Compassionate and Merciful…
On Friday the OPCW's fact-finding mission issued its final report on alleged chemical attacks in the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma last April.
Dozens of people were reportedly killed by a release of toxic chemicals and the US, Britain and France responded shortly afterwards with airstrikes…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
