Algeria Headlines
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:42:49 GMTAt Least 42 People Killed in Wildfires in Algeria, Authorities Blame Arson
[RFI] 25 soldiers and 17 civilians have died so far in more than 100 wildfires in Algeria, authorities said on Tuesday, adding that some of the fires had criminal origins.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:55:19 GMTTunisia Expresses Solidarity With Algeria in Face of Wildfires
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia, on Wednesday, reaffirmed its "full solidarity" with Algeria and the Algerian people in the face of the wildfires that tore through several forest areas of the country and claimed dozens of victims amon...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:27:15 GMTKing Expresses Morocco's Readiness to Help Algeria Combat Forest Fires
[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI has given His High Instructions to the Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs to express to their Algerian counterparts the readiness of the Kingdom of Morocco to help Algeria combat the forest fires tha...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:26:22 GMTPresident of the Republic Extends His Condolences to His Algerian Counterpart for the Victims of the Forest Fires
[SPS] Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic) -- The President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Gali, sent a letter of condolences to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebbounne, in which he expresses his condolences for the victims of forest fires in some wilay...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:04:05 GMTDozens Die As Fires Rage Across Algeria
[VOA] Cairo -- Algerian officials are blaming arsonists for setting many of the fires raging in a mountainous region east of the capital Algiers and in more than a dozen other provinces. Algerian state TV says that 65 people have been killed so far.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:42:48 GMTEgypt Condoles With Algeria Over Fire Victims
[Egypt Online] Egypt expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to Algeria and its brotherly people over the victims of the fires that broke out in some states, leaving a number of people dead and injured.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:20:18 GMTForest Fires - President Tebboune Instructs to Control Situation
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has instructed to take the necessary measures to control the situation caused by the forest fires that broke out in several provinces of the country, according to a t...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:25:51 GMTSaied Affirms Support to Algeria in Dealing With Fire
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saïed expressed at phone call with his Algerian counterpart counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune Tuesday, his solidarity with the Algerian people following the fires that hit several provinces of t...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:55:32 GMTWildfires in Tizi-Ouzou Are of Criminal Origin
[Algerie Presse Service] Tizi-Ouzou (Algeria) -- The minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and National Planning, Kamel Beldjoud, said Tuesday the wildfires that broke out in various parts of Tizi-Ouzou on Monday, killing four people, are of cr...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:52:33 GMTPresident of the Republic Grants Interview to National Press Representatives
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune will grant an interview to representatives of national press, to be aired on the state-owned TV Sunday evening from 21:00.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:52:28 GMTCovid-19 - Oxygen Production Increase to 470,000 Liters, Import of 100,000 More Every 2 Days
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday gave instructions to raise the production of oxygen, 360,000 liters currently, to 470,000 liters, to which will be added 100,000 liters imported by ships every...
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:06:13 GMTThree-Year Jail Term Sought for Story About Tuareg Protest in Southern Algeria
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its call for the withdrawal of all charges against , Rabah Karèche, the newspaper Liberté's correspondent in Tamanrasset, a city 2,000 km south of Algiers, after a prosecutor today (5th August) sough...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:38:28 GMTPresident Tebboune Chairs Periodic High Security Council Meeting
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and minister of National Defence chaired Wednesday a periodic meeting of the High Security Council to review and monitor the ov...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:46:56 GMTPresident of Maghreb Delegation to European Parliament Welcomes Lofty Royal Gesture Towards Algeria
[MAP] Brussels -- The chairman of the Maghreb countries delegation to the European Parliament (DMAG), Andrea Cozzolino, on Wednesday welcomed the lofty gesture of HM King Mohammed VI towards Algeria.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:25:01 GMTCovid-19 Vaccine Doses - "We Have Sufficient Quantities for August," Says Benbouzid
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Minister of Health Pr. Abderrahmane Benbouzid reassured Monday, in Algiers, the citizens that Covid-19 vaccine doses are available in "sufficient quantities," calling them to respect the treatment protocol to conta...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:02:16 GMTEgypt, Algeria Agree to Support Saied, Stability in Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Egypt and Algeria agreed to support President Kais Saied and "everything that would maintain stability in the country and help implement the will and choices of its people," the spokesperson for the Egyptian Pr...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:22:17 GMTSaied, Algeria's Lamamra Discuss Forthcoming Arab Summit
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied met on Sunday evening with Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad Ramtane Lamamra, said the Presidency of the Republic. Lamamra is bearing an oral message f...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:53:10 GMTHand Extended to Algeria, 'Key Point' of Throne Speech This Year (French Geo-Politologist)
[MAP] Paris -- Morocco is tirelessly seeking appeasement and reconciliation with its eastern neighbor and the speech of HM King Mohammed VI is once again the illustration of this, says French geo-politologist Aymeric Chauprade, for whom the hand exte...
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:16 GMTEgypt, Algeria FMs Stress Strong Cooperation Ties Between Two Countries
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra have underlined strong deeply-rooted cooperation ties between Egypt and Algeria in different domains.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:47:07 GMTReasons That Led to Closing of Borders Between Morocco and Algeria Apply No More (HM the King)
[MAP] Fez -- The reasons that led to the closing of borders between Morocco and Algeria apply no more, said Saturday HM King Mohammed VI.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:29:21 GMTCovid-19 - Series of Measures to Ensure Availability of Oxygen in Hospitals
[Algerie Presse Service] Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Aimene Benabderrahmane said Thursday afternoon in Algiers that the state had taken "a series of measures" to ensure the availability of oxygen in hospitals and meet the growing demand due ...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:12:28 GMTChairman of Libya's Presidential Council Starts Official Visit to Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi started Wednesday a two-day official visit to Algeria.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:12:25 GMTAlgeria Willing to Support Libya in Resolving Some Issues, Says President Tebboune
[Algerie Presse Service] President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday reiterated Algeria's willingness to provide aid and assistance to brotherly Libya in the "resolution of some issues."
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:16:20 GMTEthiopia, Algeria Vow to Heighten Collaboration
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia and Algeria have agreed to collaboratively work in various sectors thereby further consolidating their historic bilateral ties.
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:03:07 GMTBaccalaureate - President Tebboune Chairs Ceremony Awarding Best Laureates
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday presided over a ceremony, in Algiers, awarding the best laureates of the baccalaureate exam in 2021.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:21:26 GMTAlgerian Regional Reporter Completes 100th Day in Pre-Trial Detention
[RSF] In a grim milestone for press freedom in Algeria, Rabah Karèche today completes his 100th day in pre-trial detention in connection with his reporting in the southern city of Tamanrasset, where he is the newspaper Liberté's correspondent. KarÃ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:08:12 GMTCovid-19 - PM Supervises Conversion of Mazafran Hotel Into Healthcare Center
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane supervised Monday in Algiers the conversion of Mazafran Hotel into a healthcare center for patients with Covid-19 in order to decongest the capital's overwhelmed hospitals followi...
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:10:09 GMTCoronavirus - Partial Lockdown From 8:00 P.m. to 06:00 A.m. in 35 Provinces From Monday
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-A ten-day partial lockdown will affect (35) provinces from tomorrow Monday from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. given the resurgence of cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in recent days across the country, the Prime Minister's Of...
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:46:03 GMTTunisia/Algeria - Jerandi/Lamamra Phone Talk
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi expressed, Saturday, during a telephone conversation with his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra, his thanks and gratitude to the A...
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:30:04 GMTMorocco's Spying On Algerian Officials - Algeria Expresses 'Deep' Concern
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Algeria has expressed on Thursday its "deep concern" over the widespread use of Pegasus spyware by Morocco to spy on Algerian officials and citizens and vigorously condemned "this unacceptable systematic infringeme...