Abdelaziz Bouteflika

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Algeria Lifting 19-Year State of Emergency

Leaders loosen up in bid to stave off unrest

(Newser) - Algeria's president, apparently trying to stave off unrest, says the state of emergency that has been in place since 1992 will be lifted "in the very near future." President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has told ministers that state-controlled media should give air time to all political parties, and that protest...

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