Algeria

Reporters Without Borders called on the Algerian authorities to stop harassing independent media director Ihsane El Kadi with the aim of repressing his outspoken statements

Algerian musical genre raï has been inscribed on the UNESCO intangible world heritage list, which concluded yesterday the 17th session of Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Morocco

Work on the construction of a second 10 MW solar farm in south-east Algeria has started as part of an alliance of Italian oil and gas major Eni with the government-owned Sonatrach to support the decarbonisation of oil production

Water management - a major challenge for the country with a high need for drinking water and successive drought periods - is relying more and more on desalination plants and dams

Arab League Summit opens today and is dedicated to unification and the adoption of a unified vision to strengthen joint Arab action; 1 November commemorates the outbreak of the 1954 Revolution that led to the war of liberation against colonial rule

The country ranks first in the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries in terms of oil and gas exploration during the first months of 2022, as indicated by OAPEC

Algerian officials have announced the completion of preparations for the upcoming 31st Arab Summit, to be held in Algiers on November 1-2

Primary schools in Algeria have begun teaching English, a move that has been criticised by some as hasty; Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told reporters in July that 'the French language is a spoil of war but English is the international language'

Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane emphasised the key role of walis (provincial governors) in promoting investment and local development, calling on them to monitor investment projects on the ground

Journalist of Algerian newspaper Echorouk, Belkacem Houam, was arrested after a complaint by the Ministry of Trade, because of an article on dates sent back to Algeria by the European Union and the authorities' handling of pesticide use

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

On the first day of his visit to Algeria, France President Macron said he wanted to open "a new page" in bilateral ties with the country, announcing a commission of France-Algeria historians to study the "painful" colonial past

The country will host the fourth edition of the Arab Junior Championships from 23 August to 8 September 2022