Algeria
Algeria cancels UAE air service agreement after accusing it of regional destabilization
It gave no immediate reason for the move, but Algerian media outlets have strongly criticized the UAE in recent months, accusing it of attempting to sow regional discord.
Cannes police arrests man threatening to blow up synagogue 'the size of an asteroid'
On This Day: Yasser Arafat, PNC, announce Palestinian Declaration of Independence in Algiers
UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco's autonomy plan
UNESCO announces couscous a world cultural heritage
This new prestigious status of couscous reflects the cultural cooperation and deep connection between the four countries that share its heritage: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.
Perpetrator of brutal 2014 Paris robbery and rape arrested in Algeria
Houssame Hatri, 24, was arrested in July in the city of Maghnia near the border with Morocco, about 250 miles west of the capital Algiers.
Algerian journalist sentenced 2 years for Facebook posts critical of gov’t
A prosecutor charged him with “insulting state institutions” and “distributing publications harmful to national unity.”
US politicians blast Algeria for church closures
Algerian authorities shut one church because it ‘celebrates non-Muslim worship’
Algerian, international NGOs, call for release of jailed reporter
Groups charge authorities are taking advantage of coronavirus pandemic to settle scores with independent journalism.
Algerian army chief Gaed Salah dies amid national turmoil
The funeral is expected to take place on Tuesday, a day on which students in the large North African country have been staging weekly protests for much of the year.
Algeria jails artist ahead of Dec. 12 elections
The move has been heavily criticized by activists, who consider it part of the overall crackdown on free expression and political dissent in the country.
In Algeria, a strike by judges highlights tug of war for power
December’s twice-postponed presidential election will have major impact on country’s future, observers say – whether it takes place or not
Algeria shuts down Protestant churches, police arrest worshipers
“This last notification is not the result of coincidence, but a provocative response to the sit-in of October 9 in front of the Bejaia Province headquarters,” said EPA head Pastor Salah Chalah.
Historic Torah scroll, severed in half, reunited after centuries
Paul Mirecki, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas, was able to solve many of the mysteries surrounding the artifact.
