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Algeria: Death toll from wildfires exceeds 40, 13 arrested on suspicion of arson
The death toll has climbed to at least 43 from wildfires that have raged for days in northern Algeria, with numbers expected to rise further, the gendarmerie said Monday. Thirteen people have been arrested over suspicion of involvement in starting the fires, it added....
Algeria: Nine dead in after bus collides with tanker in Illizi
Nine people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a fuel tanker in southeast Algeria, the civil defence said on Sunday. The crash, in which six other people were injured, happened Saturday night in Illizi, a statement said, without identifying the cause of...
Algeria: Parts of the iconic El Kala Biosphere Reserve destroyed by fire
More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an expert told AFP on Saturday. The figure cited by Rafik Baba Ahmed, former director of the El Kala Biosphere...
French president to visit Algeria next week
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said in a statement Saturday. "This trip will contribute to deepening the bilateral relationship looking to the future......
Algeria: At least 38 dead in intense wildfires
Algeria’s deadly wildfires Wildfires which killed at least 38 people across northern Algeria have been contained, firefighters said Friday, as volunteers mobilised to help those who lost homes and livelihoods in the tragedy. "All of the fires have been completely...
Algeria: Forest fires spread in north Algeria, 26 killed
UPDATE: At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday in forest fires that ravaged parts of northern Algeria, the country's interior minister said. The minister, Kamel Beldjoud, told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in El Tarf,...
Western Sahara: Morocco and Algeria entrenched in their positions, unwilling to compromise
Morocco called Tuesday for a return to regional roundtable talks on a peace deal over the Western Sahara, a format rejected by neighbouring Algeria which says it masks the nature of the conflict. Morocco's top diplomat Nasser Bourita made the comments in a statement...
Algeria increases price of gas exported to France
Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach announced Thursday it had concluded a three-year deal with French group Engie on the price of gas it delivers through an undersea pipeline. Sonatrach and Engie reached "agreement in Algiers regarding the gas contract through the...
Algeria MP jailed for trying to help daughter cheat on school exam
An Algerian lawmaker has been jailed for three years for trying to help his daughter cheat on a school maths exam, the APS state news agency said Tuesday. A local police chief, a school principal and another person were handed the same sentence in a ruling late...
Regional crises: EU warns Algeria against “discriminatory treatment” of Spain
The European Union on Friday warned Algeria against any "discriminatory treatment" of Spain after it suspended a cooperation pact in a row over disputed Western Sahara. Algeria's diplomatic mission to the EU reacted with anger, insisting that the move would have no...
Algeria-Spain relations thrown into disarray after Madrid ended its neutrality on the Western Sahara
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: With Algeria supplying 40% of Spain's gas consumption and providing lucrative export market for Spanish companies, from manufacturing and oil services to construction and food export, Madrid is likely to feel intense pressure from Algeria's...
Algeria announces flight service to Caracas during Maduro’s visit to Algiers
Algeria and Venezuela agreed Thursday to boost their economic cooperation, as President Nicolas Maduro visited his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. "We have agreed to reinforce economic cooperation between our countries," Tebboune said at a joint press...
Unease at EU after Algeria ended cooperation treaty with Spain
The European Union on Thursday urged Algeria to reverse a decision to suspend its cooperation treaty with EU member Spain, urging dialogue to resolve the dispute. Algeria has long backed the Polisario movement which is seeking independence for the Western Sahara...
Algeria suspends treaty of friendship with Spain over Western Sahara
By Abdellah Cheballah Algeria said Wednesday it was suspending a decades-old co-operation treaty with Spain, after Madrid backed the position of the North African country's arch-rival Morocco on the disputed Western Sahara. "Algeria has decided to immediately suspend...
Energy: More woes for the Algerian petroleum sector ($)
Algeria's energy sector is back in the spotlight as the country's stabilized its political system for now and strong global demand for petroleum product has pushed the barrel of oil above the $100 mark. While Algeria could play an important role in offsetting the...
In-Depth: Algeria’s gas sector facing internal woes and aggressive competition from Qatar
By Arezki Daoud: Algeria could have benefited from Russia’s war on Ukraine to maximize its revenue potential from exporting gas to a tense European market. But troubled by an unprecedented political crisis and a rocky presidential transition at home, Algeria’s leaders...
Algeria: Pro-democracy activist El Hadi Lassouli faces danger in Algeria prison
The life of a prominent Algerian activist is in danger after he began his second hunger strike during 11 months in detention without trial, Amnesty International warned Wednesday. El Hadi Lassouli is a farmer and co-founder of the CNLD, a group established in the wake...
Algeria: Ex assistant of Algeria’s late army chief sentenced to death
An Algerian military officer and close ally of the former army chief has been sentenced to death over charges of "high treason", the French-language daily El Watan reported Sunday. Guermit Bounouira, who was known to be close to late army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah,...
Algerian government targets its citizens abroad, bans those who call for democratic reform
Summary: The Algerian authorities have begun to process of banning from entering Algeria its nationals who reside abroad and who have been pro-democracy activists. The ban was criticized by rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, calling the...
MENA region confronted with dangerous wheat supply crisis
By Sarah Benhaida Russia's invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world where millions already struggle to survive. The region is heavily dependent on wheat supplies from the two countries which are...
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