Algeria

Algeria names Sifi Ghrieb as prime minister, announces new government

Ghrieb’s emphasis on economic advancement signals that Algeria’s government will prioritize stability and growth as it navigates regional and domestic pressures. 

A man stands behind the curtain in a polling booth during the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria September 7, 2024.
 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects Egyptian military units in Suez, in 2023.

Egypt revives NATO-style Arab force plan after Israeli strike in Qatar - report

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron: Paris claims that any suggestion that its plans to recognize a Palestinian state explain a rise in antisemitic violence is ‘erroneous’ and ‘abject,’ the writer notes.

France’s dismal colonial history puts it in no position to lecture Israel over Gaza - opinion

A woman hangs her washing out to dry on her roof top in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria  (illustrative)

Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Algeria's Tebessa province, local television says


The urgent need to acknowledge North African Jews in Israeli memory - opinion

North African Jews' WWII struggles, long overlooked, are finally gaining recognition, revealing their resilience and vital contributions to history.

Tunisian Jews were enlisted into forced labor by the Nazis during their six-month occupation from November 1942

Qatar and Algeria sign air transport agreement to expand flight operations

Qatar and Algeria signed a new air transport agreement enabling unlimited flights, aiming to boost trade, tourism, and aviation ties between the two nations.

 The flags of Qatar and Algeria; Illustrative

French finance ministry employee suspected of spying for Algeria

The employee is accused of handing details on Algerian asylum seekers, including known opponents of the incumbent Algerian administration.

 Silhouette of a man in front of the French and Algiers flags.

Mulhouse terrorist had previously been jailed for October 7 support, French minister reveals

"In 2023, he was arrested a few weeks after the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and convicted for promoting terrorism," Retailleau said on X Sunday.

 A police car is seen in front of the market Marche du Canal Couvert, after a deadly knife attack the day before, in Mulhouse, eastern France, February 23, 2025.

A new front: Iran is turning Algeria into an IRGC outpost and the West should be afraid - opinion

The IRGC, long the spearhead of Tehran’s expansionist ambitions and a state-within-a-state that thrives on destabilization, now finds in Algeria a new theater for its operations.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Russian cargo ship sank in Mediterranean Sea with two crew missing, Russian Foreign Ministry says

Russian military cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room explosion, with two crew members missing as rescue operations continue off Spanish coast.

 Russian cargo ship Ursa Major transits Istanbul's Bosphorus

Freedom for Boualem Sansal: Writer, thinker, and bearer of the torches of light - opinion

Considering Sansal's prior stances against the Algerian regime, along with his pro-Israel views and his visit to Israel in 2014, the "recipe" for his persecution was complete.

 Algerian writer Boualem Sansal poses after being awarded, jointly with French writer Hedi Kaddour, the Grand Prix du Roman, a literary prize awarded by the Academie Francaise for an individual novel, at the Academie Francaise in Paris on October 29, 2015.

What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to the California desert

 A drawing by the author's father, dated "Dzhambul, February 1943," depicts a scene from his time a decade earlier in Algiers. The Polish inscription translates as "calf years," or "salad days.”

'Long live Palestine,' man screams before murdering tourist in front of her children

The Algerian man reportedly slit the mother's throat, in front of her children, while yelling "Long live Palestine."

Police officers stand guard near a convoy of police vehicles parked outside a court in Algiers, Algeria June 16, 2019.

Judo’s Olympic betrayal: Forfeiting to avoid Israeli opponents - opinion

Exploring the troubling trend of athletes forfeiting matches to avoid Israeli judokas and how it undermines the core values of judo and the Olympics.

 OR SASSON of Israel (right) takes on Islam El Shehaby of Egypt in the 2016 Rio Olympics judo competition. El Shehaby refused to shake hands with Sasson after the Israeli defeated him.

IJF to investigate, Israel calls for penalty after Algerian fails weigh-in

The head of Israel's Olympic Committee Yael Arad branded it a "disgrace" and called for the North African delegation to be punished.

 THE ISRAEL judo team celebrates after beating Russia for the mixed-team bronze medal during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.