The Latest Breaking News from Algeria

France is ramping up diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Christophe Gleizes, the French sports journalist handed a seven-year prison sentence in Algeria, with President Emmanuel Macron insisting he wants to see him home “as soon as possible”. Gleizes’s parents told RFI they hope to meet Macron as soon…

A court in Tizi Ouzou, in eastern Algeria, on Wednesday announced a ten-year sentence in the appeal trial of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, accused among other things of "glorifying terrorism". Arrested in May 2024, he has been detained since his trial in June, when he was originally sentenced to…

Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian novelist, has returned to France after receiving a humanitarian pardon from Algeria

Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatment

Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal after a request from Germany, to where he will be transferred for medical treatment after a year in detention, it was announced Wednesday.

As Marrakech swells with tourists, Dom Tulett finds awe-inspiring cave paintings, vast desert and delightful markets further east

France is dotted by former camps where Harkis – Algerians who fought for the French during Algeria's war of independence – were housed with their families after France lost its colony. Held in bleak conditions, scores died and were buried in makeshift graves. For years, relatives have fought to locate…

The UN Security Council backed Morocco's claim over Western Sahara in a resolution supported by the US, marking a significant shift in international stance.

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