The Latest Breaking News from Algeria

The Favorites to Win 2025 AFCON—Ranked

The continent’s best promised to deliver thrills, spills and excitement.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 19, 2025

Africa Cup of Nations 2025: Everything you need to know, from the team in crisis to the best games to watch

Will Mohamed Salah lift his first Africa Cup of Nations title with Egypt? Or can Nigeria bounce back from their World Cup disappointment?

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Africa Cup of Nations 2025: how to watch AFCON online from anywhere, preview, teams, schedule

All the ways to watch Africa Cup of Nations 2025 live streams online and from anywhere as Africa's top 24 nations compete for glory in Morocco.

What Hi-Fi? · Dec 19, 2025

King hears of persecuted Christians during service at Westminster Abbey

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe told the story of his friend Pierre Claverie, Bishop of Oran, Algeria, who was killed in 1996.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

Lionel Messi and Argentina’s Route to the 2026 World Cup Final

Argentina enter the 2026 FIFA World Cup as defending champions.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 6, 2025

Macron joins family's push to free jailed French journalist in 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…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2025

Algerian court increases jail time for French journalist convicted of 'terrorism'

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…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 3, 2025

Algeria World Cup 2026 squad: Vladimir Petkovic's 26-man selection as Argentina await

Algeria World Cup 2026 squad has been named as 35-year-old Riyad Mahrez continues as captain

FourFourTwo · Dec 1, 2025

Three Men Disguised As 'Shaun The Sheep' Attempted to Cross Spanish Border – The Truth Behind The Viral Rumour

A photo alleging that migrants dressed as sheep were arrested for attempting to enter Spain has gone viral. Fact-checking shows the claim is false. The men were performing a 'Shaun the Sheep' dance — not illegally migrating.

International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025

Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal calls for 'reconciliation' between France, Algeria

In his first public remarks since he was released by Algeria and returned to France, Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said Sunday that diplomatic tension between the two countries was likely the cause of his arrest, and that he had always sought “reconciliation” between the two.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 24, 2025