Algeria Bound

Algiers, Aug 23, 2020 - Days ahead of a final deadline, activation of a long-planned Algeria-EU trade deal risks unravelling as political and business leaders in the North African country warn it will undermine economic sovereignty. The deal is meant to come into...

Opec ministers stuck to an agreement to lower oil production at a monthly meeting Wednesday, underlining that only strict compliance could restore stability to prices undermined by the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of a virtual meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC producers,...

We may have missed this story and reported as a minor event, and in fact, no national newspapers reported it, but thousands of people came out to demonstrate against the Algerian regime on Saturday, 15 August in Kherrata, 60 km east of Bejaia, in what was the first...

Algiers, Aug 12, 2020 - Supporters of jailed Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni launched an appeal on Wednesday for international pressure to secure the release of someone who has become a symbol of press freedom in the North African nation. "We are launching an...