Algiers

Algiers Metro To Open After Three Decades On Hold

AP | AOMAR OUALI | Posted 12.11.2011

ALGIERS, Algeria — The Algerian capital, congested with cars and buses, is finally getting an underground subway system – three decades af...

At Least 18 Killed In Algeria Bomb Explosion, Suicide Attack

AP | AOMAR OUALI | Posted 10.26.2011

ALGIERS, Algeria — A bomb explosion followed by a suicide attack outside a military academy in Algeria killed at least 18 officers in training F...

Algerian Exceptionalism and the Arab Spring

Daniel Wagner | Posted 09.27.2011

Daniel Wagner

While mass protests and civil unrest were unprecedented in much of the rest of the region prior to January of this year, Algeria has had a long history of political upheaval.

Chinese Investment Provides A Makeover For Algeria

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 05.25.2011

ALGIERS, Algeria — While still struggling with the aftermath of a decade-long Islamic insurgency, oil-rich yet impoverished Algeria is getting a...

David Barsamian on the movie The Battle of Algiers

The Boulder Reporter | Boulder Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

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[caption id="attachment_3988" align="alignleft" width="590" caption="Scene from the movie The Battle of Algiers"][/caption]The film The Battle ...

Algiers police fire on slum protest

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Algerian protesters clash with police in a shantytown in the capital for second day....

Mighty Movie Podcast: The War Won and Lost -- Florent-Emilio Siri on Intimate Enemies

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

Director Florent-Emilio Sari definitely has a knack for playing the audience. He makes the most of his Moroccan locations, finding an eerie beauty in the barren landscape.

CIA Man Accused of Rape Claimed to Be FBI Agent in Parking Row

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Stein

Warren's claim to be an FBI agent prompted a hotel manager to send a security video of the incident to the FBI, said two of the sources. FBI official...