ALGIERS, Algeria, July 7 (UPI) -- The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat is in the midst of a financial collapse due to pressure from Algerian security forces, sources say.

ALGIERS, Algeria, July 6 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida is no longer directing the movements of its former affiliates in Algeria, who are moving to reconcile with the national government, leaders say.

ALGIERS, Algeria, April 10 (UPI) -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a third term in a landslide with 90.24 percent of the vote, election officials announced Friday.

ALGIERS, Algeria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Cuban President Raul Castro continued his African tour Saturday with a stop in Algeria, officials said.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, on an official visit to Damascus, has signed a series of agreements for economic cooperation with Syria.

ALGIERS, Algeria, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is playing coy about his intentions of running for an unprecedented third term as the country's leader, observers say.

ALGIERS, Algeria, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday Washington would return Guantanamo detainees to their home countries when safety measures were met.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Although no one has claimed responsibility for the series of deadly bombings this week in Algeria, suspicion immediately focused on the Islamic extremist group that now calls itself al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Algeria will return 15 MiG-29SMT -- Fulcrum -- fighters purchased from the MiG Corp. in 2006-2007 to Russia. The deal on the return was signed shortly before Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visited the Russian Federation.