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Introducing Algeria
Travel Alert: The security situation in Algeria is volatile; check Safe Travel for current government warnings.
Once a popular holiday destination on a par with neighbouring Morocco, Algeria's tourist industry all but disappeared when bitter civil war broke out in 1992. After a decade of conflict the situation improved slightly, and some access to the southern Sahara region has been possible in the last couple of years. However, independent travel without a vehicle is almost nonexistent, and after the tourist abductions of 2003 self-drive travellers need to be very aware of the risks involved.
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Latest headlines for Algeria
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Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead
3 July 2009 2:47PM
Nigeria, Niger and Algeria agree to build a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline across the Sahara.
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Rai star 'forced French abortion'
30 June 2009 9:30AM
Cheb Mami, star of Algeria's Rai scene, faces trial in France on charges of forcing a woman to have an abortion.
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Algeria militants 'ambush police'
18 June 2009 5:43PM
Islamist militants kill 24 Algerian paramilitary policemen in one of the worst single attacks this year, say reports.
