Algeria
Cannes police arrests man threatening to blow up synagogue 'the size of an asteroid'
A man in Cannes was arrested after livestreaming threats to blow up a local synagogue, prompting a rapid police response and condemnation from city officials.
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
Algerian authorities demolish one of last remaining historic synagogues in country's capital
Has the Arab Spring arrived in Algeria?
Thousands are protesting what they call a "mafia" regime.
Algeria releases blogger jailed for interview with Israel
Housing Minister in Algeria alleged Israel was behind Arab Spring.
Trump launches global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality
A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.
Algerian student murdered, 'He is Gay' written on wall with his blood
Assil Belalta was murdered in his student residence at the Taleb Abderrahmane campus in Ben Aknoun, a district just outside of the city of Algiers.
Black Algerian Beauty Queen Ben Hamou sparks racist outrage
Freshly crowned Miss Algeria 2019 leads Algerians to remark she's not pretty enough.
Call to release Algerian blogger imprisoned for interviewing Israeli MFA
Algerian authorities arrested Merzoug Touati on January 18, 2017. The government charged him with “incitement to take up arms against the authority of the state.”
7 alleged Mossad spies sentenced in Algerian court
One man was sentenced to death, while six others were sentenced to ten years in prison.
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash
Algeria’s defense ministry issued a statement expressing condolences to families of the victims.
Al Qaida trying to regroup in Tunisia after Islamic State setbacks
The Islamic State became a major recruiter for disaffected, often unemployed young men especially from Tunisia.
German government recognizes Algerian Jews as Holocaust survivors
Jews who resided in Algeria between July 1940 and November 1942, and suffered from Nazi persecution, may now be eligible for a one-time payment.
