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Struggle for Algeria hits business community

 One of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s few remaining allies in the face of mass protests, business leader Ali Haddad, is facing pressure to quit as head of Algeria’s main business association, a move that would further weaken the embattled head of state. Bouteflika’s long-time...

U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays

 The U.S. ambassador to Yemen blamed the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday for the stalling of a U.N.-led peace deal in the main port of Hodeidah and said the group’s weapons pose a threat to other countries in the region. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Houthis...

Saudi, Moroccan kings review ‘brotherly’ ties

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Moroccan King Mohammed VI reviewed the “brotherly and friendly” relations between the two countries during a telephone call, state news agency SPA said Wednesday. The call followed a crisis in relations between the two countries. They stressed a...

Head of Algeria's ruling FLN party backs protesters

The acting head of Algeria's governing party says it is throwing its support behind protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Critics viewed the move Wednesday as an effort to save the reputation of the FLN party, or National Liberation Front, amid increasing disillusionment with...