Algeria Bound

Algeria’s harassment of journalists continues, prosecutors wants more prison time to journalist DrareniF

Algerian prosecutors on Thursday called for harsher penalties against journalist and press freedom activist Khaled Drareni, his lawyer said, after an appeal against his two-year prison sentence. The 41-year-old, who used to work for French news channel TV5 Monde and...
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Algeria’s unemployed to get monthly allowances and health insuranceF

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Tuesday that the government would introduce youth unemployment benefits as the North African nation struggles with a jobless rate of almost 15 percent. The payments will be made "to preserve the dignity of young people",...
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Crimes: Former Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil sentenced to 20 years in prison in absentiaF

An Algerian court on Monday sentenced in absentia ex-energy ministry Chakib Khelil, who served under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to 20 years in prison on corruption charges, local media reported.The Sidi M'Hamed court in Algiers also fined the longtime...
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Algerian oil firm Sonatrach to resume operations in LibyaF

Algerian oil and gas giant Sonatrach said Thursday it had signed a deal with Libya's National Oil Corporation to restart  its operations in the war-torn nation.   The Algerian group announced the deal during a visit to the neighbouring North African country by its...
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