The two leaders of an outlawed Islamic party, which nearly rose to power in Algeria more than a decade ago, were freed Wednesday after serving 12 years in prison. Abassi Madani and Ali Belhadj, who ...

ALGIERS — Algeria’s top two Islamic leaders were released Wednesday after serving 12-year prison terms. The men -- Ali Belhadj, 47, and Abassi Madani, 72 -- were banned from politics, part of a bid to ...

TWO leaders of Algeria’s banned Islamic Salvation Front party were freed after being jailed for threatening state security more than a decade ago. Thu, 03 Jul, 2003 - 01:00 The authorities released ...

Ali Belhadj faces trial after joining protests over unemployment in the underprivleged Bab el Oued area two weeks ago. Belhadj refused to answer questions put to him by a judge at a Bab el Oued court ...

The founder of an outlawed Algerian opposition party that pushed for the creation of an Islamic state died Wednesday in Qatar where he was living in exile, his close ally told AFP. Abassi Madani died ...

Will Ali Belhadj stay mum? MANY prophesied that they would never be released. The leaders of Algeria's outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), detained since 1991, have been so demonised that it was ...

ALGIERS, AlgeriaALGIERS, Algeria — Al-Qaida’s North African affiliate said Tuesday that the son of a Muslim fundamentalist icon has been killed in a confrontation with security forces, drawing ...

Ali Belhadj, the former No. 2 official of the militant Islamic Salvation Front, was released from an Algerian prison this week as part of a general amnesty. Belhadj was jailed last year on what many ...

Algeria's top two Islamic leaders, hailed by some as heroes and others as murderers, were released Wednesday after serving out their 12-year prison terms. The men - Ali Belhadj, 47, and Abassi Madani, ...