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The presidential election will take place a few months earlier than planned in Algeria. The election which was supposed to be held in December 2024 has been brought forward to September 7, the presidency of the republic announced in a press release. This press release was published at the end …

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will travel to France next June as part of a state visit, the Algerian presidency announced on Sunday, after a telephone conversation between the two heads of state. During this meeting, the two presidents “discussed bilateral relations and the means of strengthening them, including the state …

The English language will replace the French language from the primary cycle in Algeria, the presidency announced in a press release on Sunday. This is the result of the work of the Council of Ministers which took place under the leadership of the Head of State, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The decision …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday sent an official invitation from President Vladimir Putin to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to make an official visit to Moscow. “We have confirmed the Algerian President’s invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to Moscow,” he said during a lively press …

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has pardoned more than 1,000 prisoners to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan, the presidency said. The president’s office said an additional 70 protesters from the pro-democracy Hirak movement – who are awaiting trial for public order offences – would be offered clemency. Among those …

The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has banned the export of foodstuffs that the country imports, the state news agency reported. According to the agency, which quoted a source, the president described as economic sabotage the fact of selling foodstuffs that the country does not produce locally. The commodities include sugar, …

An Algerian human rights organization is preparing to take France to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for compensation for victims of nuclear tests in Algeria in the 1960s. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Algeria says many people have suffered from cancer and genetic diseases after six …

The Algerian government said in a statement that it has decided to close all schools for 10 days and to tighten control at airports due to the increase in covid-19 cases. The presidency however said that it was up to the universities to determine whether to close or reschedule their …

The Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has asked “total respect” from France as the diplomatic tensions among the two countries are worsening. In his first public comments on the matter, Abdelmadjid Tebboune said France should forget that Algeria had once been its colony. The current dispute between the two countries was …

A Journalist in Algeria has been arrested for covering protests. Rabah Kareche has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his reporting on protests, his newspaper Liberte said. Mr Kareche was handed a one-year-term, with four months suspended. He has already been in prison since his arrest in April …