In Algeria itself, commentators see the hostage crisis as an inevitable consequence of the Malian conflict.
This week's hostage crisis, however it ends, is likely only to compound the confusion.
He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution and ensuing hostage crisis.
The White House says it is taking seriously some claims of Americans held during the Iran hostage crisis.
He was a member of the National Security Council during the hostage crisis, and he talked with Steve Inskeep.
The yellow ribbon ended up becoming ubiquitous during the Iranian hostage crisis.
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Another Russian daily, Novyye Izvestiya , describes the Algerian hostage crisis as the biggest since the 2004 "Beslan tragedy".
The state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta says that France's "sudden" decision to intervene in Mali is what sparked the hostage crisis.
It had been scheduled for last Friday in the Netherlands, but was postponed because of the Algerian hostage crisis.
But for most people in America, the Iran hostage crisis was a distant memory until "Argo" brought it all back.
The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that some British nationals caught up in the Algerian hostage crisis returned home overnight.
Zahir Azimi said the mission, days or weeks away, had long been planned and had no connection with the hostage crisis.
The prime minister and his Algerian counterpart will pay their respects to those who died in the hostage crisis in the desert.
The Scottish government has confirmed that eight Scots are "safe and secure" after the hostage crisis at a gas plant in Algeria.
This has been Britain's longest running hostage crisis for nearly 20 years.
Argo shines a light on the events surrounding the Iranian hostage crisis.
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Cameron was due to give the speech on Europe last week but had to postpone its delivery because of the Algerian hostage crisis.
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Affleck plays CIA agent Tony Mendez, who masterminded the daring rescue of six U.S. embassy workers in Iran after the 1979 hostage crisis erupted.
Affleck also stars in "Argo" as the CIA operative who orchestrated a daring rescue of six American embassy employees during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
But the Iran hostage crisis played a huge role because the American people were horrified that our fellow citizens were being held hostage, number one.
Partial sanctions were imposed on Iran after the 1979 hostage crisis.
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Prime Minister David Cameron has been told in a phone call from his Algerian counterpart that the hostage crisis has been ended, Downing Street has said.
Even during that hostage crisis of 1979-81, President Carter was unsuccessful in convincing our closest NATO allies and Japan to participate in economic sanctions against Iran.
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"Argo, " a thriller centered on the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, last month landed the best film award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globes.
The widow of an engineer killed in the Algeria hostage crisis said he was "the most amazing person I ever met" at a remembrance service in his honour.
The most dangerous episode of the hostage crisis occurred at first light on Monday morning when the hijackers saw armed security forces surrounding the plane, said the crew.
As the 39th U.S. president, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords and the Panama Canal treaties, but his last year in power was dominated by the Iran hostage crisis.
And of course there was "Argo, " the year's best picture winner, which followed a secret CIA operation to rescue six American diplomats during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980.
Labour questioned defence cuts in the wake of the recent hostage crisis in Algeria and concerns that the UK faces a growing battle with Islamist extremism in North Africa.
David Cameron had been expected to set out his vision for the UK's future role in the EU on Friday, but postponed due to the hostage crisis in Algeria.
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