Algeria

The Algerian athletics association organised the national cross country festival in the capital this weekend, despite the increase in Covid-19; the event, open to athletes of all ages, is a possibility for the next Arab championships in Bahrain on 22/02

New images of the Sahara desert covered in snow - the fifth time in 40 years - appeared on social media this week: taken in early January by photographer Karim Bouchetata, they reveal snow and ice near the town of Ain Sefra in the northwest of the country

The country mourns the death of Othmane Belouizdad, a historical figure in the struggle for independence from France, the last survivor of the "Group of 22", independence activists who in 1954 launched the armed battle against French colonisation

The national delegate for the protection and promotion of children, Meriem Cherfi, stressed the importance and urgency of creating a new digital platform to protect children and promote their rights

State cereals agency has published an international tender for the purchase of 50.000 nominal tonnes of wheat for milling, sought for shipment in 2022 in three periods from the main supply regions, including Europe

A draft of the bill setting the modalities for the election of members of the High Council of Judiciary as well as its organization and operation rules was examined by the Government at its weekly meeting

The Grand Mosque of Algiers Djamaa El-Djazair, designed by German KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten, has received a US award qualifying it as one of the best international architectural projects of 2021

Air Algérie will launch flights to Qatar, with two flights per week between Algiers and Doha; this route is part of the government's efforts to strengthen and improve the country's accessibility

The National Office for Vegetable and Meat Marketing launched a major operation until the end of November to supply the national markets with large quantities of potatoes, to ensure that the product is available to consumers at an affordable price

On 17 October 1961, as the Algerian war of independence was coming to an end, the Paris police brutally repressed a demonstration of French Algerians in the heart of the city; today, 60 years after, the people celebrate the remembrance of the fallen

The country handed over a report in which it deemed unacceptable French President Macron's comments on the country's colonial history, recalling the millions of martyrs who sacrified their lives in the resistence against French colonialism