Algerians were gathering Friday for the first mass protests since the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a key test of whether the momentum for reform can be maintained. Activists took to social media calling for “joyful demonstrations” to “peacefully bring down a dictatorial regime”. Opponents of the old ...
The delivery of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to Turkey may be on the agenda in a meeting between the two countries’ leaders, a Russian presidential aide said on Friday. A planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria will also be a possible issue of discussion during Recep Tayyip ...