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Government, Politics, Law: Algeria

Includes government sites, political parties and movements.

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Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Algeria)
A major portal site that links to Web sites on all the Arab countries (click on a specific country). Contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. In Arabic and English.

Algeria-Interface (http://www.algeria.com)
Links to other Web sites that cover political, social and cultural issues in the country.

Algeria Watch (http://www.algeria-watch.org/)
Articles and reports in English and German on the human rights situation in Algeria.

Algerie Press Service (http://www.aps.dz/an/welcome.asp)
Algeria's news agency covers political, social, cultural, sports, regional, investigations and reporting business, data banks, and international news. Photographs. In French and English.

Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
Worldwide movement to promote human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. Includes annual reports. Search on Algeria.

Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/links.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
"Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them."

Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions of the world including the Middle East and Africa.

CIA -- The World Factbook: Algeria (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ag.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.

The Country and People of Algeria (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/algeria.html)
Covers historical as well as current events.

El-Moudjahid (http://www.elmoudjahid-dz.com/)
Major government newspaper that covers national and international news.

Encyclopedia of the Orient (http://lexicorient.com/e.o/index.htm)
Important encyclopedia on the Middle East and North Africa. Search by country, name or word.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Energy Information Administration (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/algeria.html)
The website of the Energy Information Administration has up-to-date reports on the energy situation around the globe. Click on Algeria for the most recent report.

Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament, and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.

Governments on the WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/dz.html)
Provides information on governmental institutions and political parties around the world. Links to national and regional institutions, representatives in foreign countries, political parties and more.

Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=mideast&c=algeri)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, non-governmental organization, dedicated to protecting the human rights of people worldwide. Search on Algeria.

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) explores the Middle East through the region's media and provides translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East. Search on Algeria.

Middle East Policy Council (http://www.mepc.org/resources_links/Algeria.asp#AC)
A non-profit educational organization that covers cultural, economical, political aspects of Algeria as well as many online newspapers. 

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (http://www.politicalresources.net/algeria.htm)
Links to information on political parties, organizations, government, and more.

Theodora.com (http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/algeria/index.html)
Historical events as well as current information about the economy, government, and politics of Algeria.

UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian Studies (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
Search by countries, cities organizations, and other topics for the Middle East and Arab world.

United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Algeria
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html )
Online directory of key leaders of foreign countries including head of the central bank, ambassador to the United States, and Permanent Representative, to the UN, New York. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. Government agencies, except in cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.

U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c3218.htm)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings. (Search on Algeria)

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005:Algeria (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61685.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

U.S. Law Library of Congress. Algeria (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/algeria.html)
Links to the constitution, executive, judicial, and legislative bodies, as well as legal guides, miscellaneous, and general resources.

U. S.. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

U.S. Library of Congress Country Profiles. Algeria.(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Algeria.pdf)
Published by the Federal Research Division. The Country Profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.

The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org/dz)
Links to publications, news, data and statistics, programs, development topics, and an overview on Algeria.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Algeria.html)
Includes links to the national anthem, flags, detailed chronologies, territorial disputes, and political party abbreviations.

 

 

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