Eni, an Italian energy giant, has reached an agreement to purchase BP's assets in Algeria, saying the deal has 'great strategic value’ and will contribute to European energy security by strengthening Eni's presence in the country

The second edition of the Treg Algeria Trail has kicked off, a race and trek in the middle of the Algerian Sahara, with 4 categories with lengths from 50 to 182 km; participants are self-sufficient in food and self-navigating via GPS

The country has appointed Abdelfetah Daghmoum as its new ambassador to Spain, after almost 20 months of diplomatic friction caused by Madrid's reversal of course on the Western Sahara issue

The foundation stone was laid for the development of a new zinc and lead mine, the Tala Hamza project in the Oued Amizour area; Algerian state mining company Entreprise Nationale des Produits Miniers Non-Ferreux et des Substances Utiles holds 32,5%

The 26th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair closes today, 4 November; with the slogan "Africa writes its future", Algeria's most important literary and cultural event had over 1.200 publishers from 61 countries