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Algeria hands 7-year jail sentence to French football journalist

A court in Tizi Ouzou has sentenced French journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing propaganda materials harmful to national interests.” But his genuine crime: reporting on football in the Kabylie region. Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society magazines, had traveled to Algeria in May 2024 to […]

Boycott haunts Algerian elections wanted by army to recycle same old elite

Sham elections that is how Algerian youth call the first elections to be held in the country since long-ruling Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down earlier this year under the impact of widespread protests. The elections due next Thursday (Dec.12) are expected to see a very low turnout as thousands of protesters continue pressure for the entire […]

Lebanon: At least 41 dead in IS Beirut attack

The death toll of the twin bomb attack on Thursday in Beirut claimed by the Islamic State group increased to 41 with more than 200 people injured. The attack took place in a Shia neighborhood where Hezbollah is influential but the statement of responsibility made by IS did not cite that it was motivated by […]