Algeria

FIFA women’s rankings: Atlas Lionesses climb 14 spots

Morocco’s women football team jumped from the 72nd to the 58th place in latest FIFA rankings. The Atlas Lionesses earned their new standing after making history in their first World Cup appearance. At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals hosted by Australia & New Zealand, the Atlas Lionesses, who lost their opener against Germany […]

UN Slams Libyan justice system as unfair, requests handing over of Gaddafi’s son to ICC

The UN has issued a 60-page report harshly criticizing the Libyan justice system and denouncing the trial of senior officials of the Gadhafi era as “a missed opportunity for justice and for the Libyan people to have the chance to confront and reflect on the conduct of the former regime.” The report, issued by the […]

Algeria: Imams Set up Union to Counter Salafists

Algerian imams have been authorized to set up their own trade union that will stand as the advocate and protector of the Sunni Islam practiced in Algeria and as a bulwark against other religious trends, mainly salafism. The mission entrusted to the union mainly consists in defending the material and moral rights of imams and […]