President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Protesters hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier. The interior ministry said 24 people, including 11 police, were hurt and 15 cars were damaged in the violence. The protest started on Thursday night on a street leading to the embassy, where riot police repeatedly turned back an angry crowd. The several hundred demonstrators chanted anti-Algerian slogans and sang their national anthem, burning Algerian flags. "We should treat Algeria like any country that has declared war on us," said Amr Higazi, a ... Read Full Story

Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after their World Cup play-off match. The interior ministry said 11 officers were hurt and 15 cars were damaged in the violence. Four store fronts were also destroyed, the ministry said in a statement. The protest started on Thursday night on a street leading to the embassy, where riot police repeatedly turned back an angry crowd. The several hundred demonstrators chanted anti-Algerian slogans and sang their national anthem, burning Algerian flags. "We should treat Algeria like any country that ... Read Full Story

Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at riot police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, leaving dozens of officers injured and triggering a diplomatic spat after a crucial football match. Several hundred demonstrators took to the streets following reports of attacks on Egyptian fans in Khartoum soon after their team missed out on a place at the 2010 World Cup finals to bitter rivals Algeria. The violence first erupted on Thursday, a day after the match, with protestors burning Algerian flags and chanting anti-Algerian slogans, as well as the Egyptian anthem. "We should treat Algeria like any country that has declared war on ... Read Full Story

Violent protestors injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic row that erupted over a football World Cup qualifier won by bitter rivals Algeria. Thirty-five police were hurt and 15 cars damaged in the violence, as demonstrators hurled stones and firebombs, a police official said. Authorities gave no details on any protestors hurt, but said 20 had been arrested. Protests broke out late Thursday following Egypt's 1-0 defeat the previous night in a play-off in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. They turned violent early on Friday after reports of Egyptians having been attacked in Khartoum. ... Read Full Story

Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier. The interior ministry said 11 officers were hurt and 15 cars were damaged in the violence. The protest started on Thursday night on a street leading to the embassy, when riot police repeatedly turning back the demonstrators, who burned Algerian flags. The demonstrators were enraged by reports of attacks against Egyptian fans in Khartoum on Wednesday after a World Cup qualification decider with Algeria, and demanded the expulsion of the Algerian ambassador. Egyptian ... Read Full Story