Algeria ranks 3rd largest arms importer in MENA region over 2015-2019
Algeria ranked from 2015 to 2019, the third largest arm importer in the Middle East and North African region, with imports accounting for 10.4 per […]
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Algeria: Hunting is again authorized due to boars’ proliferation after thirty years of suspension
Hunting is again authorized from this Tuesday, September 15 in Algeria. It had been suspended because of the civil war in the 1990s. And if […]
Algeria: Three years in prison for the Algerian Journalist Khaled Drareni
The verdict, eagerly awaited by freedom fighters, came on Monday. The journalist has been in pre-trial detention since the end of March. “Three years closed. […]
Covid-19: Algeria Appeals for Urgent International Aid to Sahrawis in Polisario-controlled Camps
After having denied the existence of positive Covid-19 cases in the Tindouf camps, the Algerian regime and the Polisario now admit the situation is “critical”, […]
Algeria: Prison for assailants of health professionals
The Algerian government adopted new criminal sanctions on 27 July. Verbal assaults are punishable by one to three years in prison, while physical assaults can […]
Football: Belgian coach fired in Tanzania after racist comments
The very popular Tanzanian football club Young Africans SC announced on 27 July 2020 the immediate dismissal of its Belgian coach. Luc Eymael had compared […]
EUToday: European Parliament reacts to Tindouf Camps aid scandal
The Budgetary Control and Development Committees of the European Parliament are both actively involved in investigating the case of the Misappropriation of Humanitarian Aid to […]
Algeria asks France for an apology over colonial crimes
On Sunday 5 July, the anniversary of Algeria’s independence, Algeria buried the remains of twenty-four anti-colonial fighters returned by France. The decapitated heads of 24 […]
Algeria: Hirak figure, Karim Tabbou released from prison
Karim Tabbou, a Hirak figure, was released temporarily on 2 July. The opposition leader of the small unregistered UDS party had been in prison for […]
Algeria: Haddad, Sellal and Ouyahia sentenced for corruption
The judge of the court of Sidi Mhamed delivered his verdict on Wednesday 1 July in the case of Ali Haddad, imposing on the latter […]