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With his government's fate in limbo, Italian Premier Mario Draghi is visiting Algeria’s capital Monday to finalize deals boosting Algerian gas supplies to Italy as Europeans brace for a possible cutoff of Russian gas. In a sign of the importance of the visit, the Italian delegation includes the foreign minister,…

The meeting, in Algeria, was the first time the two political rivals had publicly met since 2016.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of Algerian independence anniversary celebrations. Algeria's state broadcaster reported late Tuesday that representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas movement also attended this meeting, which it called "historic".…

Algeria said Tuesday it would reopen its land border with Tunisia later this month, more than two years after it was shut at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. "We have taken the joint decision to reopen the land border from July 15," said President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. He was speaking…

Algeria celebrated 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with nationwide ceremonies, a pardon of 14,000 prisoners and its first military parade in decades. Opposition figures and pro-democracy activists called the elaborate celebrations an effort to distract attention from Algeria's economic and political troubles by glorifying the army, and…

The oil and gas sector has long been the backbone of Algeria’s economy, bankrolling the country’s regime while leaving it vulnerable to volatile markets. Despite the authorities’ stated aim to diversify the economy, analysts fear surging hydrocarbon prices will act as an impediment to reform.

Algeria is celebrating 60 years of independence from France with nationwide ceremonies, a pardon of 14,000 prisoners and its first military parade in years

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on 5 July, but competing narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers.

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions. The North African country won its independence following a grueling eight-year war which ended with the signing in March 1962 of…

Direct flights between Algiers and Caracas will begin in the coming months, Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Thursday, during a visit by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro.

Algeria could help some nations switch off from Russian gas but the geopolitical backdrop is complex, say analysts.