Maybe it's not the first comparison you'd make.
Algerians waged a roaring war against French imperialism in 1954. In 2011, it's among the quietest nations in the MENA region.
In 1954, Algeria mounted a roaring eight-year offensive against French imperialism. In 2011, it's arguably the quietest nation in North Africa.
Architectural monuments in Libya listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as world heritage sites are facing the danger of destruction following revolts in Libya to overthrow the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
Three members suspected to be a part of the Anonymous hacking group were arrested in Almeira, Barcelona and Valencia in Spain on Friday morning, according to a report.
Three members suspected to be a part of the Anonymous hacking group were arrested in Almeira, Barcelona and Valencia in Spain on Friday morning, according to a report.
Jacques Chirac, the former President of France, has criticized his successor Nicolas Sarkozy in memoirs that covers his term in office, ahead of next year’s presidential election.
Algerian authorities blame terrorist attacks of the past two months on chaos in neighboring Libya
Oil prices, which have risen by as much as 20 percent this year due to fears of supply disruption caused by Middle Eastern and North African unrest; appear to be stabilizing in recent weeks.
Tunisian forces have arrested two suspected members of al Qaeda near the Libyan border.
Two Queens men Ahmed Ferhani and Mohammed Mamdouh, who were charged with terrorism and hate-crime conspiracy in New York City, are on trial today.
French police arrested seven persons, including one Indian national in Paris on Tuesday as security was tightened in the city on the sidelines of post-Osama bin Laden's death.
Libyan rebels have rejected a proposal by Moammar Gaddafi to call for a ceasefire in exchange for an end to NATO military strikes.
Protests in Syria against the autocratic rule of the Assad regime took a grave turn on Friday as security forces killed over 75 people to control the mass uprising.
Islamist militants have killed at least thirteen government soldiers in Algeria on the same day that the country’s president announced a series of reforms to quell protests.
The leader of Algeria has promised to effect constitutional reforms and high unemployment, among other measures to ward off the kind of civil unrest that has swept across the Arab world.
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa trapped in Libya are being forced to fight for soldiers loyal to Moammar Gaddafi against rebel groups in that country’s bloody civil war
Moammar Gaddafi has sent U.S. President Barack Obama a three-page letter in which he asked the western coalition to stop bombing Libya.
Angelina Jolie, who is in Tunisia doing charity work, appeared with a new tattoo on her left arm.
A senior security official in Algeria claims that the Al Qaeda terrorist organization is taking advantage of the turmoil in Libya to purchase weapons, according to Reuters.
Even as calls for the intervention of the U.S. and the western forces in the Libyan crisis gained momentum, besieged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said there is a foreign plot to colonize his country.
For most outsiders, Libya means just two things: oil and Moammar Gaddafi. But Libya is much more than that.
