2005 in Algeria

The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Algeria.

Incumbents

 * President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
 * Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia

Events
June 28, 2005 (Tuesday)
 * Islamic Studies dropped from secondary school curriculum. (Arabic News)
 * Six Yemeni guerrillas killed in Algeria last week (UPI)

June 27, 2005 (Monday)
 * Algeria refuses entry to four Moroccan journalists working for the Moroccan Sahara Foundation NGO, expelling them to Rome. The move follows increased Morocco-Algeria tensions over the Western Sahara. (Al-Jazeera)

June 26, 2005 (Sunday)
 * Joint US-Algerian naval exercises, codenamed "Barbary Thunder", involving such vessels as the USS Nashville. (JPost)
 * General Electric announces plans to build Africa's largest water desalination plant to supply Algiers. (Al-Bawaba)

June 25, 2005 (Saturday)
 * Amari Saifi ("Abderrezak el-Para), a leading member of the GSPC captured in Chad in October 2004, is sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Algiers. He failed to turn up to his trial, sparking speculation. (Reuters) (Al-Jazeera)

June 24, 2005 (Friday)
 * Enforcement of the 2002 partnership agreement between Algeria and the European Union to begin on September 1st, says EU source. (APS)
 * Finance Minister Mourad Medelci announces plans to cut foreign debt by $1 billion this year "if the positive financial position of the country continues". The debt currently stands at $21.4 billion, having fallen 7.7% over 2004. (Reuters)