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

Over 4.000 detainees have been pardoned this year by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to mark the 70th anniversary of the independence war with France; Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi was also freed thanks to the initiative

The MyGeocycle platform was launched in Algeria by Holcim Geocycle, a major step forward in solid waste management to digitise and optimise waste collection, transport and treatment

Construction of a 185 km railway line linking major cities in the North has been launched as part of Algeria's objective to grow its 5.000 km railway network and ensure complete connectivity by 2035, integrating strategic freight and passenger lines

A detention order was issued against Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal at the court in Dar El Beida, Algiers; official Algerian news agency Aps called Sansal a 'pseudo-intellectual worshipped by the French extreme right'