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A passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern Algeria on Friday, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens more, in the latest in a series of deadly incidents that have highlighted chronic shortcomings in infrastructure, safety standards and emergency preparedness across the country. The bus, travelling from Setif towards Algiers, left the road […]
The United States has reiterated its unwavering recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara and support for Morocco’s serious, credible, and realistic Autonomy Proposal as the only basis for a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution. The American supportive comes in a statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who offered his warmest […]
Morocco’s women national football team defeated its Algerian counterpart 1-0 in a Group A match on the 2nd day of 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, played Thursday evening at Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. The sole goal of the fixture was scored by Sanaa Mssoudy (84′), enabling hosts Morocco to strengthen […]
Newly appointed France coach Zinédine Zidane said he hopes jailed French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes can return home, thrusting a politically sensitive Algeria-related case into the spotlight. At his introductory news conference as French coach, Zidane was asked about Gleizes, a French freelance sports journalist who was sentenced in Algeria to seven years in prison […]
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sat down Monday for another of his tedious interviews with a group of sycophant state television journalists. The format that has become a hallmark of his presidency but rarely delivers the accountability Algerians are waiting for. Over more than two hours, the broadcast, aired on a delay by public media, veered from […]
Tunisia’s decision to summon France’s ambassador over critical coverage on French public television is the latest reflection of the scale of the Algerianization of Tunisia’s foreign policy, a process that was launched by President Kais Saied, who turned his country into an Algerian proxy. A Tunisian foreign ministry’s statement accused French public broadcasters of spreading […]
As wildfires once again tear through northern Algeria this July, the same grim image resurfaces every summer of villagers standing in front of walls of flame armed with nothing but tree branches and plastic buckets. It is a scene that has repeated itself for at least five consecutive fire seasons, proof that Algeria has learned […]
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Cuba and Nicaragua and close 14 embassies including those in Algeria, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana and Ethiopia. The move is seen as a major diplomatic overhaul of Colombia’s foreign service aimed at cutting costs and redirecting resources towards priorities such as […]
On July 23, 2026, Michael Achimugu, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) director of public affairs, published a scathing message on X threatening to recommend suspending Royal Air Maroc’s (RAM) operations in Nigeria. Instead, he listed three carriers as supposed alternatives, naming EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines and- surprisingly- Air Algérie. Algerian media seized on the mention […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said France had set no numerical target for visas issued to Algerian citizens and was showing “no laxity” on the issue, distancing himself from comments by France’s ambassador to Algiers that had been interpreted as signalling an easing of visa restrictions. Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said Macron made the remarks during […]