Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Algeria

15 Illegal Migrants Die at Sea off Algeria

Fifteen migrants died on Sunday while attempting to reach Italian shores through a traditional boat, activists in east Algeria said Monday. Hundreds of illegal migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean while making the dangerous journey to Europe. In the latest tragedy, a boat departed Collo for Lampedusa island in Italy.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stellantis, suppliers to invest over $214M to build Fiats in Algeria

Stellantis and suppliers are investing more than $214 million (200 million euro) to expand the Fiat brand into Algeria and manufacture models there, as the automaker seeks to double global revenues by 2030.

Tribune News Service

Algeria’s Arms Imports Drop by 58%

Algeria’s arms imports have drastically decreased since 2018, according to a study published recently by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The arms imports of Algeria dropped by 58 percent during the past four years. Algiers and Moscow have been preparing for a year a “strategic document” for cooperation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Discusses in Algeria Tebboune’s Upcoming Visit to Moscow

Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko started on Wednesday discussions in Algeria with its officials, mainly the scheduled visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Moscow in May. Meanwhile, President of Eurojust the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation Ladislav Hamran has pledged to assist Algeria in its efforts…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Borrell Urges Algeria to End Dispute with Spain

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has informed Algerian officials about EU's desire to find “an urgent solution” to the dispute between Algeria and Spain. Meanwhile, the Non-Aligned Movement plans on holding a meeting in Algeria next summer, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced Sunday. Tebboune met with Borrell at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Borrell: Dispute between Algeria, Spain Harms Association Agreement

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged that pressure be exerted on Russia to extend the grain deal in the Mediterranean, which expires on March 18.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Their Algeria review – sixtysomethings separate in meditation on immigrant family life

French Algerian documentary-maker Lina Soualem interviews her grandparents about their marriage and the 1950s immigrant experience in this touching film

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Algeria is Main Supplier of Energy to Spain Despite Western Sahara Tensions

Algerian gas topped the list of Spain’s energy imports in January, despite a political dispute with Madrid over the Western Sahara issue. The specialized Arab news platform (Attaqa) has affirmed that Algerian gas exports represented more than a quarter of Spain’s imports in January. Algeria regained its place at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algerian Chief of Staff Pledges to Help Libya Resolve its Crisis

The Chief of Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army, Lieutenant General Said Chenegriha, pledged on Thursday to help Libya overcome its security and political crisis, the Algerian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Chanegriha met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Mohamed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

FRANCE 24 'deeply concerned' by former Algeria correspondent's indictment

FRANCE 24's former correspondent in Algeria, Moncef Ait Kaci, was tried on Wednesday in Algiers for "funding received from abroad and publication of information harmful to the national interest", according to the prosecutor.

France 24

US Official Discusses in Algeria Arms Proliferation in Sahel

Bonnie Jenkins, the US undersecretary of state for arms control, would discuss with senior officials in Algeria security, counter-terrorism, and arms proliferation in Sahel and Libya. Jenkins also has the Russian “Wagner” threats on her agenda. “Jenkins will meet with senior government officials to discuss issues of mutual concern, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria Stops Immigration Cooperation with France over Bouraoui Case

The Algerian government did not react to complaints in France regarding a decision to stop the issuance of consular permits, which allow the deportation of irregular immigrants. Observers noted that the visa crisis between the two countries would resurface, after a few weeks of a brief breakthrough that followed President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Says Ready to Cooperate with Algeria in Defense Industry

British Minister of State for the Armed Forces James Stephen Heappey has said that the UK acknowledges the historic Algerian-Russian ties. The UK is willing to help Ukraine reach the goals determined by the people and democratically-elected government, he added. He made his remarks in an interview on Wednesday with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nigel Pearson eyes upset against former signing Riyad Mahrez’s Manchester City

The 32-year-old Algeria international has won four Premier League titles during his time in English football.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Sentences Algerian-French dissident to Jail in Absentia

French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui, whose "exfiltration" via Tunisia sparked a diplomatic incident with Paris, was sentenced in absentia on Friday to three years in prison for illegally entering Tunisia, her lawyer said. Bouraoui had been banned from leaving Algeria after being sentenced to two years in jail for "offending Islam"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria: 10 Dead as Bus Falls Into Ravine

At least ten people died and 25 others were injured after their bus fell into a ravine in northeastern Algeria on Friday, civil protection officials said. The bus was travelling from Algiers to Tikjda, a mountain resort popular with tourists, when it fell 150 meters into a ravine near the…

Reuters

Tunisia sentences Algerian activist in absentia-Mosaique FM

A Tunisian court has issued in absentia a prison term of three months to Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui for illegally crossing borders, Tunisia's radio Mosaique FM reported on Friday, in a case that has caused a diplomatic row.

The Independent UK

Amid crackdown on dissent, Tunisian leader turns on migrants

Tunisian authorities say they have arrested dozens of migrants near the Algerian border, two days after Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian leader claimed there’s a plot to erase his country’s identity by bringing in sub-Saharan Africans

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Algeria investigates defection to France of prominent rights activist

Algerian authorities have detained and charged several people as part of an investigation into how rights activist Amira Bouraoui defied a travel ban and arrived in France, causing a diplomatic row between the two countries, which had been working on repairing ties.

Reuters

Algeria moves against dissident youth association and political party

An Algerian judicial council has ordered the dissolution of a youth association linked to a protest movement and suspended a leftist opposition party, the council said on Thursday.

Reuters

Algeria charges researcher for European NGO, group says

A European-based civil society organisation said on Wednesday that one of its researchers had been charged in Algeria with spreading classified information and taking money to disturb the public peace, accusations it said were baseless.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria Announces $1 Billion for African Development

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to finance development projects across the continent through the Algerian Agency of International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development. The official APS news agency said his decision was announced in a speech read by Prime Minister…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria to Establish Base for Economic, Investment Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Algeria is currently planning to establish a base for economic and investment cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an Algerian diplomat told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Saudi-Algerian relations have recently witnessed remarkable development. Change could be felt through the high level of consultation and cooperation between Algiers and Riyadh.

Reuters

Algeria arrests one person who threatened to blast Saudi embassy

Algerian security forces arrested one person who threatened to blast the headquarters of the Saudi embassy in Algiers, Algerian state TV reported on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cameron Brenson launches TikTok challenge: sample cuisine from every country in the world via Chicago restaurants

Starting with traditional eats from Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria, the TikTok content creator hopes to try food from new countries around the world in alphabetical order at least twice a week.

1 … 15 16 17 18

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.