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Freak flooding in Algeria kills eight
Flooding caused by torrential rain has killed eight people in western Algeria, the country’s civil defense service said on Sunday.It said the eight ... North Africa -
Algeria wildfires ‘all under control’: Civil defense
Wildfires, which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in eastern Algeria this week, are now under control, a civil defence ... World News -
Most Algeria forest fires ‘under control’: Emergency services
Most of the deadly forest fires that have hit northern Algeria in the past week are “under control” and no longer endanger residents, the country’s ... World News -
Algeria-Morocco hostility puts regional development on hold with no end in sight
The story of Algeria and Morocco is as famous as 19th Century world renowned novel “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. The two countries have ... Africa -
Two killed in Algeria wildfire, say emergency services
A wildfire has killed two people west of the Algerian capital, the emergency services said Saturday, one of a spate of seasonal blazes to hit the ... North Africa -
Coronavirus: Algeria president tests positive for COVID-19
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has tested positive for coronavirus, but his condition is gradually improving as he receives treatment in a ... Coronavirus -
France’s interior minister to visit Tunisia, Algeria to discuss security
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin will visit Tunisia and Algeria later this week to discuss security matters with his counterparts there, ... North Africa -
Polls open in Algeria in referendum on constitutional change
Polls opened in Algeria on Sunday in a referendum on changes to the constitution pushed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the powerful military as ... North Africa -
Algeria on edge as coronavirus fallout dries up oil revenues
Algerians are watching the collapse of oil prices with alarm as the energy markets on which the North African nation relies for most of its export ... Economy -
Algeria reports 62 coronavirus cases, bringing total to 201
Algeria has reported 62 new coronavirus cases, bringing to 201 the total number of people infected with the virus, the health ministry said on ... North Africa -
Algeria closes its mosques amid coronavirus fears
Algeria has closed its mosques amid fears of coronavirus spreading, reported Reuters on Tuesday. The announcement was made by the religious ... World News -
Coronavirus: Algeria to suspend all travel to, from Europe
Algeria will suspend all sea and air travel between it and Europe from Thursday over the coronavirus, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said in a ... North Africa -
Algeria to suspend all flights to and from France over coronavirus
Algeria’s state carrier Air Algerie will suspend all flights to and from France starting March 17 due to the coronavirus outbreak, state ... North Africa -
Algeria reports first coronavirus death
Algeria has registered its first death from the novel coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Thursday. No further details on the death were ... North Africa -
Algeria PM says country faces ‘unprecedented’ multi-dimensional crisis
Algeria’s prime minister said on Tuesday the country faced an unprecedented “multi-dimensional crisis” and urged people to make ... North Africa -
Algeria police arrest anti-government demonstrators
Algerian police arrested around ten demonstrators at an anti-government protest in Algiers on Saturday, an AFP journalist said. Nearly 300 protesters ... North Africa -
Algeria confirms nine new coronavirus cases, total up to 17
Algeria reported nine new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing to 17 the total number of people tested positive for the virus, the ... North Africa -
Algeria detects two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to five
Algeria reported two new coronavirus cases on Monday, which brings the total of confirmed cases to five, state news agency said quoting a statement ... North Africa -
Algeria confirms two new coronavirus cases, bringing total up to three
Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, in a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the health ministry said ... North Africa -
Arab summit may be postponed for a month or two: Arab League’s chief
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday that the upcoming summit for the 22-member group due on March 30 in the Algerian ... North Africa -
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman meets with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has held talks in Riyadh with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is visiting the Kingdom in his first state ... Gulf -
Algeria reports first case of coronavirus
The Algerian Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday the first case of coronavirus in the country, an Italian man who arrived on February 17.The ... North Africa -
Algeria court seeks one-year sentence for protest leader
An Algerian prosecutor is seeking a year’s prison sentence for Fodil Boumala, a leading figure in the country’s protest movement, an ... North Africa -
Thousands of Algerians hit streets of capital on protest movement anniversary
Several thousand people gathered in the Algerian capital Saturday on the first anniversary of a protest movement that seeks an overhaul of the ... North Africa -
Algeria’s president asks for more time to implement ‘radical changes’
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who succeeded longtime leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika in December, asked in the face of his country’s ... North Africa -
Coronavirus study pinpoints African nations’ vulnerabilities
Egypt, Algeria and South Africa are at high risk of suffering from the deadly coronavirus, a study released on Wednesday suggested. The Lancet medical ... Middle East -
Algeria to deport head of Qatari company Ooredoo for sacking Algerian workers
Algeria has issued an order to deport the country head of telecommunications company Ooredoo for the offense of sacking 900 Algerian workers, ... North Africa -
Thousands of Algerians keep up protests a year after demonstrations began
Thousands of Algerians marched on Friday, a year since the start of weekly protests calling for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite, an end to ... North Africa -
Algeria arrests media group chief on ‘corruption’ charges
The powerful head of Algerian private media group Ennahar, Anis Rahmani, has been arrested on corruption and other charges, a security source said ... North Africa -
Algeria’s public debt rises to 45 pct of GDP, economy ‘delicate’: PM
Algeria’s public debt rose to 45 percent of gross domestic product at the end of last year from a level of 26 percent in 2017, and the ... North Africa