The National Committee for Defending the Rights of the Unemployed, an advocacy group in Algeria, has called for a second rally in the city of Aghwat on March 30, El Bilad reported March 21.

Algeria signed a cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom on Jan. 30 for border and air security, Radio France International reported Jan. 31.

At least three guards were killed and seven wounded late Jan. 27 while monitoring a pipeline in the region of Bouira, 125 kilometers (78 miles) southeast of Algiers, AFP and TSA-Algerie.com reported, citing residents and security sources.

Islamist militants have withdrawn from Timbuktu after airstrikes destroyed an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb command post in the area, Radio France International reported Jan. 23.

The Algerian Parliament approved amendments to its hydrocarbons law that will offer foreign energy firms easier tax terms and other incentives, Reuters reported Jan. 21.

A total of 37 foreign workers died in the Algerian natural gas plant hostage crisis, and seven are missing, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Jan. 21, Reuters reported.

The death toll from the militant siege at the Tigantourine natural gas facility climbed past 80 Jan. 20 as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, AP reported.

The Algerian army is clearing mines planted by the al Qaeda-linked militants at a natural gas facility where they were holding foreign nationals hostage, oil and natural gas company Sonatrach said Jan. 19, Reuters reported.