Polls closed on Saturday for elections that will decide whether to grant another term to army-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president

Algeria has welcomed Vatican's formal announcement an official visit by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Algeria, at the invitation of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, according to a press release from the Presidency of the Republic

The inauguration of the railway station in Tindouf saw the presence of a ministerial delegation that saluted the first passenger train service to Bechar via the 950-km western mining railway line connecting Bechar, Beni Abbes, Tindouf and Gara Djebilet

One month after Algeria's parliament unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation, and the glorification of colonialism, a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations, details about implementation haven't been announced yet

One million sheep will be imported for Eid al-Adha celebrations upon President's decision to support the national livestock market; the minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries will immediately take the necessary actions