Algeria Headlines
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:21:37 GMTAlgeria Arrests Former Presidential Candidate in Tunisian 2019 Elections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Kasserine Court of First Instance, on Monday, ordered to place an individual in custody for allegedly having helped president of Qalb Tounes party Nabil Karoui and his brot...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:30:10 GMTShoukry Arrives in Algeria to Take Part in Meeting of FMs of Libya's Neighbors
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived on Sunday in Algeria to participate in a meeting of the foreign ministers of Libya's neighboring countries, slated for Monday and Tuesday, Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Ahmed Hafez tweeted.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:48:45 GMTNeighboring Countries to Meet in Algiers to Discuss Upcoming Elections
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Algeria will host on Monday a meeting of Libyan neighboring countries to set a road map for holding elections in Libya within the expected deadlines in order to achieve a lasting peace.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:00:05 GMTOrganisations Denounce Extradition of Algerian Refugee Slimane Bouhafs to Algeria
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Civil society organisations have expressed their indignation over the extradition of Algerian political refugee Slimane Bouhafs, who they say has been handed over by Tunisia to the Algerian authorities.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:30:02 GMTShoukry Discusses With His Algerian Counterpart Bilateral Relations, Regional Issues
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a session of talks with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra on Monday.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:48:34 GMTLocal Elections - President Tebboune Convenes the Electorate On November 27
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune has signed a presidential decree convening the electorate for early elections of the municipal and provincial councils on November 27th, the presidency of the Republic...
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:59:57 GMTExtraordinary Council of Ministers Meeting Postponed to Monday
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers that was announced for Sunday has been postponed to tomorrow Monday, the presidency of the Republic said in a statement.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:06:26 GMTPresident Tebboune to Chair Extraordinary Meeting of Council of Ministers
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic,Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, will chair Sunday an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers, said Saturday the Presidency...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:20:14 GMTDecolonization - Algeria Calls On UN Committee of 24 to Protect Western Sahara People
[Algerie Presse Service] SAINT JOHN (Dominica)- Grave violations are committed against western Sahara people, Algeria's Ambassador to the United Nations, Sofiane Mimouni, said Thursday, calling on the Special Committee on Decolonization to protect th...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:20:10 GMTWestern Sahara Decolonization - Mimouni Puts Morocco's UN Ambassador in His Place
[Algerie Presse Service] Algeria's ambassador to the United Nations, Sofiane Mimouni, on Thursday put Morocco's UN ambassador in his place about the decolonization process in Western Sahara, by reminding him that the question of Western Sahara was ba...
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:59:44 GMTInternational Arrest Warrants Against Premeditators of Djamel Bensmain's Murder
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The public prosecutor at the Algiers court, Sid Ahmed Merad announced on Thursday the issuance of international arrest warrants against the premeditators of Djamel Bensmain's murder in Larbaa n'Ath Irathen in Tizi-...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:50:50 GMTAlgeria Ends Diplomatic Ties With Morocco Citing 'Hostile Acts'
[RFI] Algeria has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco, accusing its neighbour of using Pegasus spyware against Algerian officials, involvement in deadly wildfires and failing in bilateral commitments.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:27:49 GMTMorocco Takes Note and Regrets Unilateral and 'Completely Unjustified but Expected' Decision of Algerian Authorities to Sever Diplomatic Relations With Kingdom
[MAP] Rabat -- The Kingdom of Morocco has taken note of the unilateral decision of the Algerian authorities to sever diplomatic relations with Morocco starting this day, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:14:50 GMTAlgeria Breaks Diplomatic Relations With Morocco
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ramtane Lamamra, announced Algeria's decision to break up its diplomatic relations with Morocco, following the backdrop of long-standing hostile acts perpe...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:49:47 GMTCovid-19 - Adjustment of Lockdown Hours, Reopening of Leisure Spaces and Beaches
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Aïmene Benabderrahmane, have decided to adjust the partial lockdown hours (from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and reopen leisure spaces and beaches as of Wednesday, as part of the fight agai...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:46:44 GMTForeign Minister Meets Algerian Counterpart
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi held a working session with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra on Monday in Tunis.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:58:13 GMTCovid-19 - Tebboune Orders Acceleration of Vaccine Production in Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has instructed, during the meeting of the Council of Ministers he chaired Sunday, the group Sonatrach to acquire trucks for transporting oxygen in order to increase i...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:24:58 GMTFortune to Play ES Sétif in CAF Champions League Preliminaries
[The Point] Gambian Premier League champions, Fortune FC have been drawn against Algerian topflight side Entente Sportive Sétifienne, known as ES Sétif in the first round of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League preliminaries...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:56:14 GMTHumanitarian Aid Reaches Algeria in Form of Field Hospital to Fight Covid-19
[Africom] U.S. Embassy in Algeria Blida, Algeria -- The field hospital will serve Algeria's civilian population and is equipped with a negative pressure isolation system specifically designed to treat patients with infectious diseases.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:27:01 GMTBelmadi - 'In Africa, There Are No Longer Small Teams'
[CAF] Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi was cautious about the draw for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. Reigning African champions, the Algerians will play in Douala in the group E along with Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Ele...
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:45:27 GMTAlgeria Shuts Down Lina TV for Alleged Licensing Issue
[CPJ] New York -- Algerian authorities should allow Lina TV to resume broadcasting immediately and stop using the country's accreditation procedures as a means of censorship, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:30:42 GMTPresident Tebboune Chairs Extraordinary Meeting of High Security Council
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The president of the Republic, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, minister of National Defense, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, chaired Wednesday an extraordinary meeting of the High Security Council on assessment of th...
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:43:23 GMTPresident Tebboune Chairs High Security Council Meeting
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, chaired Wednesday a meeting of the High Security Council, said the Presidency of the Republic.
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:20:14 GMTBeaumelle, 'Playing Algeria Is Still Fantastic'
[CAF] In Yaounde for the draw of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, Côte d'Ivoire coach Patrice Beaumelle reacted after the ceremony. Talking to CAFOnline.com, the French technician reviewed the results of the draw, specially th...
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:47:04 GMTMorocco Fights Forest Fires As Situation in Algeria Brought 'Under Control'
[RFI] Firefighters in northern Morocco are battling to put out two forest blazes, as the north African kingdom swelters in a heatwave. Most of the forest fires that have hit neighbouring Algeria in the past week are now "under control" and no longer ...
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:12:34 GMTCAF Announces 2021 Afcon Draw Procedure
[Nyasa Times] Reigning African champions Algeria, as well as Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco and hosts Cameroun have been named top seeds for Tuesday's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:31:41 GMTIn Search of Advantages - Israel's Observer Status in the African Union
[The Conversation Africa] Since its establishment as a state in 1948, Israel has placed great importance on foreign policy. This is because it had been under a political and economic boycott by surrounding Arab states. The boycott has been falling ap...
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:44:44 GMTDjamel Bensmail Case - 36 Suspects Arrested in Tizi Ouzou
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The director of the Judicial Police at the General Directorate of National Police, Mohamed Chakour, affirmed Sunday the arrest of 36 suspects, including three women, involved in the murder of Djamel Bensmail in Lar...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:56:55 GMTPartial Lockdown Measures Extended By 15 Days in 40 Provinces
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Aïmene Benabderrahmane, decided to extend, by 15 days, the partial lockdown measures from 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. in 40 provinces as from Sunday, August 15, 2021, as part of the...
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:47:38 GMTSubversive Contents in Social Media - Algeria Determined to Defend Its Digital Sovereignty
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Algeria is "determined to defend its national digital sovereignty and protect its people against the subversive contents posted recently on Facebook," the ministry of Communication said Thursday.