While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-long Islamic insurgency, oil-rich yet impoverished Algeria is getting a makeover: a new airport, its first mall, its largest prison, 60,000 new homes, two luxury hotels and the longest continuous highway in Africa. The power behind this runaway building ...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria said on Monday a U.S. decision to subject its citizens to extra airport security checks was unjustified and discriminatory. The rules require extra security screening for U.S.-bound travelers from over a dozen states including Algeria, Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. They were introduced after an alleged botched bombing attempt against a Northwest Airlines flight ...

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived Sunday in Algiers on the next stop of his Africa tour, planning to reinforce economic ties between the two countries, Algeria's foreign ministry said. During his 48-hour visit, when he will also meet his Algerian counterpart, Yang will sign with Algeria a protocol on economic cooperation and an agreement on judicial mutual ...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian security forces killed 10 Islamist rebels in an ambush, state radio reported on Sunday, while in a separate development a Canadian firm said an Algerian employed kidnapped by insurgents had been freed. The security forces, acting on a tip, mounted the ambush on Saturday in the region of M'sila, 400 km (250 miles) east of Algiers ...