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Algeria's longest reigning president Abdelaziz Bouteflika will be remembered as the man who helped Algeria transition from a brutal decade-long war, and reshaped the country's international standing after years...
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Behind every headline there is a multi-layered story, and behind some stories there is a Muslim reading it and rolling their eyes. This is particularly true if you are...
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Activists launched the #FBFightsPalestine media campaign against Facebook (FB) this week to condemn Facebook's deliberate targeting of pages which support Palestinian rights. Social media users across Twitter and Facebook...
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Arab designers take to the catwalk at London Fashion Week
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The city of Hama became known as a Brotherhood stronghold and the centre of anti-regime uprisings
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On a summer's evening in July 2015, three young children were taken by their father from Ireland to Algeria while their mother waited for them at home. Kamel Fekkar...
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About 570,000 Sahrawis live in the region, the vast majority in refugee camps along Algeria’s border for the last 26 years.
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Young and brimming with enthusiasm, the then presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron created shock waves when he visited Algeria earlier this year and described France's 132-year colonial period boldly as...
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Ahmed Ben Bella's intelligence, ambition and love of his country marked him as a natural leader. Born on 25 December 1918 in the Algerian town of Marnia to Moroccan...
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Today Saudi Arabia announced it will open cinemas in the Kingdom next year for the first time in 35 years. The move is part of a series of social...
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London Fashion Week kicked off in the British capital last week and for the first time included a debut of Moroccan fashion as Stories from Morocco was launched.
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School children sing at the Singing for Syrians in the House of Commons
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"A day where I witnessed with my own eyes humanity being demolished." That's what Fatima Halawa, 26, replies when asked what the word "Rabaa" reminds her of. Memories of...
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What: Egyptian Revolution of 1952 Where: Cairo, Egypt When: July 22-26, 1952 What happened? The Egyptian army's failures became evident after the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 with many of...
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Algeria’s war of independence against colonial France, which had occupied the country for 132 years, began on 1 November 1954
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The celebratory holiday of Eid this week had a traditional twist as Algerians took to social media to launch the hashtag #Wear_Algerian_for_Eid in a bid to encourage locals to...
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The condition of Palestinian children, who have lived under occupation for the last five decades, was the main concern raised at the congressional meeting held yesterday by Ramallah-based NGO...
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What: French massacre of Algerians When: 8 May 1945 Where: Setif, Guelma and surrounding areas What Happened? As Europe celebrated the beginning of the end of World War II...
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As Algerians take to the ballot box today to vote in the country's legislative elections, campaigns boycotting the vote have received more attention in the last couple of days...
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Demonstrations, strikes, school boycotts, riots and arrests have been the norm in a cyclical manner in relations between the ruling Arab authority and the Berber region in Algeria for...
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On 10 March 1980, Algiers' decision to cancel a conference in the University of Tizi Ouzou by renowned Kabyle (Berber) poet Mouloud Mammaeri because of the "risk of public unrest" sparked a rebellion
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The night was dedicated to remembering Palestinian poet and political activist Mahmoud Darwish’s powerful work on Palestine.
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The stunning garden boasts hundreds of species of plants, decorated fountains, zoo and art museums.
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Election season can be a circus at the best of times but in France it comes with a dose of controversy. Recent comments by presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron referring...
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Six years ago North Africa and the Middle East were engulfed by the fires of the Arab Spring in events that seemed unfathomable barely a year before. Fast forward...
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As it gets set to enter its sixth year in March, the war in Syria has set itself apart from other struggles of the Arab Spring since its onset...
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What: 1992 elections are cancelled by the military Where: Algeria When: 11 January 1992 What happened? By October 1988, Algerians' anger was made tangible for the country's ruling National...
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More than 1,000 people have been killed over the last month.
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By the end of the First Intifada in 1993, 1,489 Palestinians and 185 Israelis had been killed
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1.5 million people perished in the seven and a half year Algerian War which erupted in 1954
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On this day in 1961, hundreds of Algerians were massacred by French police and had their bodies thrown in the River Seine.
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It is 28 years since Algeria's "Black October" that has defined Algeria's socio-political discourse ever since. Accepted as Algeria's second most defining date after independence in 1962, 5 October...