FILE - In this May 4, 2017 file photo, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika prepares to vote in Algiers. (Sidali Djarboub, File/Associated Press)ALGIERS, Algeria — The Latest on Algeria’s president (all times local):4:05 p.m.An Algerian government plane believed to be carrying President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has taken off from Geneva airport after about two weeks of medical treatment in Switzerland. The plane, which was hidden from view in a hangar, taxied onto the runway at Geneva airport as a rainbow came into view over the airport. The top Algerian party backing beleaguered President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has broken its silence over massive demonstrations demanding the end of the regime, saying it’s ready to work with all parties to end the crisis. The 82-year-old Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013 and has been in a Geneva hospital for two weeks.

Source: Washington Post March 10, 2019 15:11 UTC