The Justice and Development Front in Algeria called on Thursday for the creation of a consensual commission to study the proposals for the draft amendment to the constitution under...

Lebanese Tania Saleh, Algerian Souhila Ben Lachhab and Moroccan Mariam Hussein each posted photos of themselves doing ‘blackface’, despite the practice being widely considered a form of racism

Major General Said Chengriha, senior official in the Algerian People’s National Army, on Wednesday voiced his appreciation of the inclusions in the draft amendment of the constitution under discussion,...

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum said yesterday that his country’s efforts to mediate a political solution to the Libyan crisis will continue despite the dangerous developments on the ground....

The Moroccan army confirmed that the military base under construction near the Algerian border is not designated for military purposes, but it is rather intended to “house soldiers”. This...

OPEC President Algeria has proposed bringing forward the next meeting of the oil producing group and its allies, known as OPEC+, to June 4 from an earlier plan to...

The Algerian Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned its ambassador to France for consultations against the backdrop of some French public channels’ airing of programmes that: “Attack the Algerian people...

Algeria has emphasised the pivotal role that the neighbouring countries and the African Union should play in supporting the international process of settling the Libyan crisis. On Wednesday, Algeria...

Algerian courts handed down harsh jail terms to three opposition activists over their posts on Facebook, two human rights groups reported. The court of Cheraga sentenced Soheib Debaghi to...

The page came under fire for a sarky Facebook post

Algeria’s Supreme Security Council announced on Saturday that it would continue an “existing nationwide partial curfew”, which has been imposed by the government to curb the novel coronavirus, during...

A pregnant Algerian doctor who was denied maternity leave has died of the coronavirus, prompting the dismissal of the Ras El Oued hospital director, AFP reports. Wafa Boudissa, the 28-year-old victim,...

The Algerian online news website El Manchar announced that it is closing, reported by Algiers Herald. The satirical news publication, a poplar site among the youth in Algeria, issued...

The Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Ghada Aoun yesterday charged 12 people, including government officials, over the import of tainted fuel to Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) reported. The General Manager of...

A senior official in the Algerian presidency announced on Wednesday that the scandal of imported adulterated fuel from his country, which has recently surfaced in Lebanon, is an internal...

Algeria will extend measures aimed at restricting movement by 15 days until May 29 to cope with rising cases of infections with the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerrad...

Analysts believe that the Algerian authorities are using the COVID-19 pandemic to eradicate the popular protest movement, which led to the ousting of long-term dictator Abdelaziz Bouteflika last year. Authorities have...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Sunday a package of economic stimulus decisions that eliminated the remaining measures that his predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika had taken during his rule. During...

Air France yesterday announced a resumption of its flights departing from Algeria to repatriate stranded French citizens. “As of Monday 11 May, Air France will operate one daily flight...

Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune on Monday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities worldwide “without losing sight of the situation in occupied lands, as is the case in Palestine...

Algeria on Sunday increased the minimum wage for the first time in eight years to about $170 per month, the new rate will come into effect in early June....

Algerian singer Idir died in Paris on Saturday night at the age of 70. He was a leading figure of Algerian music and with him the memory of Algerian...

Algerian singer Idir, ambassador of the Tamazight music, died on Saturday evening, in the French capital, Paris, at the age of 71, after a struggle with illness. The late...

On Thursday, Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab called on members of the OPEC+ coalition to abide by the agreement to cut oil production from Friday. Arkab, whose country holds the Organisation...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to establish the Algerian Agency for International Cooperation (AACI) which will be headed by Colonel Mohamed Chafik Mesbah, who has previously worked for...

Qatar sent medical supplies early Wednesday to Iran and Algeria to support their battle against the novel coronavirus. Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani ordered urgent medical aid to...

New waves of protest are expected to hit the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region when lockdowns are lifted, and the global coronavirus pandemic is brought under control....

Oil prices will reach $40 a barrel by the second half of this year, Anadolu Agency reported OPEC’s president saying yesterday. The official who also acts as Algeria’s Energy Minister, Mohamed...

Algeria has taken further steps to ease restrictions over the novel coronavirus by allowing several businesses to reopen “to reduce the economic and social impact of the health crisis”...

Ask anyone in France from an ethnic minority background when they first experienced a robust police document check and they will not say during the current coronavirus lockdown. Most...

Some OPEC ministers had a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the oil price rout and possible extra measures to support the market but it took place without the...

Algerian authorities have launched a campaign against what they described as “fake news promoters” on social media, which increased since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. On 15...