The two leaders of an outlawed Islamic party, which nearly rose to power in Algeria more than a decade ago, were freed Wednesday after serving 12 years in prison. Abassi Madani and Ali Belhadj, who ...

The founder of an outlawed Algerian opposition party that pushed for the creation of an Islamic state died Wednesday in Qatar where he was living in exile, his close ally told AFP. Abassi Madani died ...

Abassi Madani, founder of Algeria's banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), will be buried in the capital Algiers on Saturday days after his death in Qatar where he lived in exile, a security source ...

The former leader of Algeria's Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), Abassi Madani, whose party was poised to win parliamentary elections before the army interfered in 1992, called on Tuesday for a ...

TWO leaders of Algeria’s banned Islamic Salvation Front party were freed after being jailed for threatening state security more than a decade ago. Thu, 03 Jul, 2003 - 01:00 The authorities released ...

Algeria's top two Islamic leaders, hailed by some as heroes and others as murderers, were released Wednesday after serving out their 12-year prison terms. The men - Ali Belhadj, 47, and Abassi Madani, ...

The former leader of Algeria's Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), Abassi Madani, whose party was poised to win parliamentary elections before the army interfered in 1992, called on Tuesday for a ...