President Bouteflika expected to return to Algeria on Sunday amid protests
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital as he faces mass protests that pose the biggest threat to his 20-year rule.
Thousands of Russians protest against internet restrictions
Thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow and two other cities on Sunday to rally against tighter internet restrictions, in some of the biggest protests in the Russian capital in years.
Egypt’s Sisi appoints close military ally as transport minister
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appointed military General Kamel al-Wazir as transport minister on Sunday, after the previous minister resigned following a train crash that left more than 20 dead at Cairo’s main station last month.
Heavy security reported between Algiers airport and presidential residence: TV
A heavy security deployment has been reported between Algiers airport and the presidential residence in Zeralda, outside the capital, al-Arabiya Hadath TV said on Sunday.
U.S. to send team to assist in Ethiopian Airlines crash
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will send four people to assist in the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash, an NTSB spokesman said on Sunday.
Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes, killing 157 aboard Boeing 737
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday, killing 149 passengers and eight crew, the airline said, the same model that crashed during a Lion Air flight in Indonesia in October.
India to go to polls from April 11; tension with Pakistan seen boosting Modi
India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said on Sunday, in what will be the world’s biggest democratic exercise with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit from tensions with Pakistan.
Ethiopian Airlines CEO lists many nationalities killed in crash
An Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday was carrying passengers from more than 30 countries, the airline’s CEO told journalists.
President Bouteflika to return to Algeria on Sunday: source, TV
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital as he faces mass protests that pose the biggest threat to his 20-year rule.
Algeria’s army chief of staff says ties between the army and the people are strong-TV
Algeria’s army and its people have a united vision, Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaed Salah said on Sunday according to Al Arabiya Hadath and Ennahar TV.
