Algeria

Algerian cinema is in search of a revival, decades after its 1970s heyday and steep decline, with authorities having blown hot and cold in their support. Today, the country counts only a few dozen theatres against...

‘Barbie’ has been pulled from Algerian theaters due to purported moral violations, joining an increasing number of Arab nations that have banned the blockbuster movie. Barbie, which has earned over USD 1.2 billion globally, debuted in...

Carmaker Stellantis will spend more than 200 million euros ($213.32 million) to manufacture four Fiat models in Algeria, it said on Sunday. Construction of the plant will be completed by August with production of the the...

Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for Western Sahara, met with members of the Polisario independence movement on Saturday in Tindouf, Algeria, as part of a regional trip, according to Sahrawi sources. Western Sahara, a sizable...

On Thursday, Algerian journalist and press freedom campaigner Khaled Drareni’s two-year prison sentence was reduced on appeal to a six-month suspended sentence, according to a detainees’ rights group. Before becoming a symbol of the country’s struggle...

According to the official APS news agency, the prominent younger brother of deposed Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for “obstructing the path of justice.” In the face of...

Algerian state television confirmed late Friday evening that Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the country’s former president, has died at the age of 84, after a statement from the presidency. From 1999 until his resignation in 2019, he was...

Wildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have killed at least 65 people, state television reported on Wednesday, as some of the most destructive blazes in the country’s history continued to rage. The government has...

Popular Algerian writer Said Djabelkhir has been sentenced to three years in prison for insulting Islam. However, on Thursday, he was released on bail. The 53-year-old writer expressed his determination to fight for ‘freedom of thought’...

Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria arrived home Saturday to a hero’s welcome from a huge crowd of joyful supporters and a “water salute” for their plane at Algiers airport. “One, two, three, viva Algeria!” tens...