Algeria Bound

Kherrata, Algeria, Feb 16, 2021 (AFP) - Several thousand Algerians rallied in a northern town Tuesday, almost two years since the start of the "Hirak" protests which swept former strongman Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. Demonstrators brandished Algerian and Berber...

The public prosecutor at a court in Algiers ordered an inquiry Sunday after a student alleged security forces had tortured him in custody, a statement said.  Walid Nekkiche was arrested on November 26, 2019, in Algiers during a march of students from the Hirak...

A trial in Algeria over the murder of French mountaineer Herve Gourdel by jihadists in 2014 was postponed Thursday due to the prime suspect's ill health, judicial sources said. Abdelmalek Hamzaoui, an alleged jihadist, had arrived at court for the opening hearing of...

Algeria kicks off Covid-19 vaccination campaign with Sputnik V, expects first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine Algeria on Saturday launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign starting in the northern city of Blida, the epicentre of the country's Covid-19 outbreak in...