Topic: Algeria

Prohibition Takes Hold in Algeria, But Liquor Continues to Flow

AP

An Islamist movement in Algeria has lead to the shuttering of the country's oldest bars, the rise of fly-by-night networks of suppliers, and secret sales of liquor in people's homes--all signs that the country is in the middle of its own prohibition era.

By Uri Friedman

Sep 28, 2011

An Updated Map of Qaddafi Hideout Rumors

The latest rumor places Qaddafi near the Algerian border

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 29, 2011

Algeria: An Obvious Destination for the Qaddafis

Algeria hasn't recognized the rebels or called for Qaddafi to step down

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