Algeria Bound

Algeria’s Rai music is now on the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage listF

Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria's Rai music took its place on the United Nations' list of intangible cultural heritage on Thursday. "New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Rai, popular folk song of #Algeria," UN cultural agency UNESCO...

Algeria sentences stunning number of people to death over forest firesF

An Algerian court Thursday sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires during an extended heatwave last year, state media reported. The North African country has, however, maintained a moratorium on carrying...

UNESCO set to give Algerian Rai music and Tunisian Harissa heritage statusF

The French baguette, Algerian Rai music and Tunisia's harissa condiment are among this year's contenders for recognition as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, which started deliberations Monday in Morocco. The United Nations' cultural agency is examining 56...

Energy: Italian companies make new gains in Algeria’s gas infrastructure sectorF

Algeria's national petrochemicals firm Sonatrach said Thursday it had signed deals worth around $600 million with Italian companies to extract and transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Africa's biggest natural gas exporter, Algeria is seeking to fill a gap in...

Algeria forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger, creates “critical humanitarian situation”F

Algeria forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger, creates “critical humanitarian situation”F

Jun 22, 2023

Algeria has forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger creating a "critical humanitarian...

Algerian airline carrier Air Algerie to purchase eight Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraftF

Jun 20, 2023

Global airliner rivals Boeing and Airbus notched up new orders from Algeria and the Philippines at the Paris Air Show...

Algeria: Journalist Ihsane el-Kadi gets longer prison sentence during appealF

Algeria: Journalist Ihsane el-Kadi gets longer prison sentence during appealF

Jun 18, 2023

An Algerian court of appeal on Sunday increased to seven years the prison term issued to a prominent media boss, but...

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