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Tartag keen to see last of Bouteflika clan

There’s no longer the least doubt that Athmane Tartag, alias Bechir, the number two man in the Algerian intelligence agency Departement du Rensignement et de la Securite (DRS) wants to do away with president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s clan and prevent him [...] (526 words)

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelhak Bouhafs
Abdelmajid Attar
Anadarko
Athmane Tartag
Bechir
Chakib Khelil
Departement du Renseignement et de la Securite
Departement du Rensignement et de la Securite
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Mohamed Rougab
Mohamed Toufik Mediene
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Tebboune cleans up Sellal era contracts

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Chakib Khelil's nephew gets a seat

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Salim Troudi returns from limbo

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Chakib Khelil not stressed by judicial agreement with the US

On October 5, Barack Obama transmitted the mutual legal assistance [...]

ALGERIA Politics 08/10/2015

Bouteflika to seek fifth term?

The forced retirement of Département du Renseignment et de la Sécurité (DRS) chief Mohamed "Toufik" Médiène has delighted the presidential [...]

ALGERIA Business 26/06/2014

SNC Lavalin feels the past is behind it

The Canadian engineering group SNC Lavalin has shaken up the top management at its Algerian branch. According to our sources, [...]

ALGERIA Politics 30/01/2014

Tartag slams 4th run for Bouteflika

Former boss of the Direction de la Securite Interieure (DSI, the main branch of the DRS intelligence services), general Athmane [...]

ALGERIA Business 03/10/2013

Shale gas to come into own in 2014? Free

Algiers plans to stage its first licensing rounds for exploration of its "unconventional" resources next year. These are to include [...]

ALGERIA Politics 26/09/2013

Bouteflika & Mediene okay Bendaoud

Changes are continuing at the top of Algeria’s Departement du Renseignement et de la Securite (DRS). The surprise appointment of [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 19/09/2013

Bouteflika weighs up election options

Abdelaziz Bouteflika's surprise cabinet reshuffle and security purge last week (MC 1077) has given the scandal-dogged presidential clan the opportunity to put itself centre-stage in the lead-up to the presidential elections next year. That the president will have a hand [. [...]

ALGERIA Politics 12/09/2013

Rougab saves customs services heads

Maghreb Confidential understands the personal secretary of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has decided to put off the forced retirement of several [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 12/09/2013

Bouteflika triggers vast security shakeup

On the defensive for months (MC 1061), president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s clan headed by his brother Said has embarked on a drive to curb the powers of the country’s security establishment. Their determination lies behind sudden changes at the intelligence and [. [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 11/07/2013

Bouteflika irrelevant on army & gas issues

In the end it doesn’t seem to matter whether Abdelaziz Bouteflika is able to return quickly to Algiers or not. The president’s absence during his convalescence in Paris hasn’t stopped the military from discreetly preparing for the "other" crucial succession [. [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 30/05/2013

Bouteflika is ill, and so what?

With Algiers abuzz with rumours about an imminent return of Abdelaziz Bouteflika from hospital in Paris, the idea of retaining the president in his post - even if physically diminished - until the presidential election in 2014 is gaining traction. [...]

ALGERIA Business 28/02/2013

Khelil flies under the radar

Already a highly discreet man, Chakib Khelil has been quieter than ever since investigating magistrates in Milan alleged that the [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 28/02/2013

Bouteflika & Mediene need to fight together

An investigation by a Milan court into hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes paid by Italy’s Saipem to persons close to former energy minister Chakib Khelil has had the unexpected result in Algiers of forcing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and [. [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 24/01/2013

After In Amenas, the political fallout

The hostage crisis orchestrated at the In Amenas gas complex on Jan. 16 by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Sahel region's chief of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) will have a sweeping impact on Algeria's political scene. [...]

Breaking newsALGERIA 18/01/2013

Algeria's extreme hard liners seize the occasion

The seizure of large numbers of hostages by Islamist fighters at the In Amenas gas site in Algeria has given [...]

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ALGERIA Politics 20/12/2012

Succession a watchword in 2013

Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared in fine form when receiving French president François Hollande on Dec. 19-20. And the prospect of him serving a fourth term in office between 2014-2019 delights both Washington and Paris, if only for the sake of stability. [...]

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Fawzi Ghrissi Aloui starts hotel venture with Lakhdar Rougab

Tebboune cleans up Sellal era contracts

Chakib Khelil's nephew gets a seat

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Chakib Khelil not stressed by judicial agreement with the US

Bouteflika to seek fifth term?

SNC Lavalin feels the past is behind it

Tartag slams 4th run for Bouteflika

Shale gas to come into own in 2014? Free

Bouteflika & Mediene okay Bendaoud

Bouteflika weighs up election options

Rougab saves customs services heads

Bouteflika triggers vast security shakeup

Bouteflika irrelevant on army & gas issues

Bouteflika is ill, and so what?

Khelil flies under the radar

Bouteflika & Mediene need to fight together

After In Amenas, the political fallout

Algeria's extreme hard liners seize the occasion

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