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Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:52:21 GMT
President Calls Early Election, Pardons Jailed Protesters
[DW] Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dissolved the parliament and announced a government reshuffle in a highly anticipated address to the nation. The new elections are likely to take place by the end of the year.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:15:41 GMT
Thousands Take to the Streets to Relaunch Protest Movement
[DW] The Hirak movement, which ousted former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has been given a new breath of life after a year of coronavirus restrictions.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:09:15 GMT
Coronavirus - First Batch of Astrazeneca Vaccine Arrives in Algiers
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The first batch, composed of 50,000 doses of the Anglo-Swedish vaccine AstraZeneca, arrived in the early afternoon of Monday in the Houari-Boumediene International Airport (Algiers).

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 16:52:30 GMT
Covid-19 - Partial Lockdown Extended in 19 Provinces
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- On instructions from President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Thursday decided to extend by 15 days the partial lockdown measure in 19 provinces as from 31 January, the Pri...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:56:14 GMT
Court Upholds Long Jail Terms for Ex-Prime Ministers
[DW] Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, who served under ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, had originally been convicted of corruption in 2019.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:23:25 GMT
Ten Years After the Arab Spring, the Region's Media Faces Grave Threats. Here Are the Top Press Freedom Trends
[CPJ] In early February 2011, Alaa Abdelfattah was in Egypt's Tahrir Square, documenting and participating in the nascent pro-democracy uprising that would topple the government and transform the country and the region. Today, he is in prison on anti...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:56:48 GMT
Algeria Qualified for Total U-17 AFCON, Morocco 2021
[CAF] Besides the host country, Algeria will be the second representative of the North African zone (UNAF) in the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2021.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:38:21 GMT
Customs - Djerad Urges for Greater Contribution to Anti-Corruption Efforts
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad called Tuesday the Customs Service to a greater contribution to the State efforts in the fight against corruption.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:46:39 GMT
Next Elections, Opportunity to Affirm State's Commitment to Political Action Moralization
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The next elections will be an opportunity to the State to affirm its commitment to "the moralization of the political action and the promotion of the performance of the people's elected members as part of the trans...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:58:16 GMT
Version of Draft Electoral Law Distributed to Political Parties for Enrichment
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The original version of the draft organic bill on the electoral system has been distributed on Tuesday, in application on the instructions of President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune to political parties for ...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:52:01 GMT
Financing, Control of Electoral Campaigns At Heart of Draft Election Bill
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The preliminary draft organic law on elections, the first draft of which was finalized and distributed to political parties for enrichment, sets the rules for financing and monitoring electoral and referendum campa...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:00:29 GMT
Bill On Revision of Electoral Law - New Instrument to Combat 'Corruption, Fraud'
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the National Independent Authority for Election (ANIE) Mohamed Charfi said on Wednesday that the bill revising the electoral law would lead to the establishment of a new instrument that would uproot "c...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:52:20 GMT
Covid-19 - Partial Lockdown Extended in 29 Provinces
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-On instructions from President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Thursday decided to extend by 15 days the partial lockdown measure in 34 provinces as from 16 January, said a com...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:52:00 GMT
Western Sahara - Algerian-South African Joint Declaration in Line With AU Demands
[Algerie Presse Service] Sahrawi Ambassador to South Africa, Mohamed Yeslem Beissat said that the Joint Declaration of Algeria and South Africa was in line with the requirements of the African Union (AU) regarding the need to meet the minimum conditi...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:50:03 GMT
Algiers, Pretoria Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
[Algerie Presse Service] Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Boukadoum and South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor on Tuesday agreed to strengthen cooperation between Algeria and South Africa in the economic and commercial ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:53:55 GMT
Algerians Committed to Foiling Hostile Schemes, Says Chanegriha
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Chief of Staff of the People's National Army, Lieutenant General Said Chanegriha, affirmed Sunday the Algerians' commitment to foiling "all hostile schemes which, in a recent past, failed by attempting to employ te...



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