Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Hraoubia applauds next to Algeria’s President Bouteflika during a ceremony for the start of the new academic semester in Ouargla

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Rachid Hraoubia applauds next to Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) during a ceremony for the start of the new academic semester at a university in Ouargla, 800 km (497 miles) southeast of the capital Algiers October 27, 2010. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA – Tags: POLITICS)