Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visits Iran
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) hugs Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) during a welcoming ceremony in Tehran, Iran on August 11, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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Five weeks ago, on April 27, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika suffered what the government called a "mini-stroke and was whisked off to France for treatment.
French President Francois Hollande said Friday recent French military operations were a success and that France was working on political transition in Syria.
Algeria's government is under pressure to ease its foreign energy investment laws after BP warned it may delay important projects in the North African state.
The "minor stroke" that felled Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has plunged the government into crisis.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was hospitalized in Paris after suffering a minor stroke, officials said.
Japan confirmed the death of its last missing national in the Algerian gas plant hostage crisis, raising to 10 the toll of its nationals in the incident.
Algeria is strategically important to Europe as a source of natural gas, and expanding its energy potential is vital to compensate for declining supplies from the North Sea.
The Algerian military's response to the seizure of a major gas complex underlines how the military controls the North African state and will brook no challenge.
Algeria is reported to be intensifying counter-insurgency training for its army and air force to help mount an offensive against jihadists in northern Mali.
U.S. intelligence, alarmed at a jihadist sanctuary in Mali, is considering providing Algeria with a surveillance satellite to monitor al-Qaida operations.
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