On a visit to Damascus to meet Syrian President, foreign minister called for Syria's return to the Arab League; next November, the country will host the next summit of the Arab League, which expelled and imposed sanctions on Syria in 2011

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

Algeria has agreed to host the next matches of the Palestinian national football team and to bear all associated costs until further notice, following a request made by the Palestinian Football Association