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Deadly Algeria wildfires now 'under control'

Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained, a civil defence official told AFP on Friday.

France 24

Algerian fire crews rein in blazes that left dozens dead

At least 38 people have died in devastating wildfires that have ripped through Algeria's eastern mountains. More than 800 hectares of forest and almost 2,000 hectares of woodland have been destroyed in blazes this month alone. Algeria's prime minister has defended the government's response to the blazes.

France 24

‘Scenes of Devastation’ as Deadly Wildfires Ravage Algeria

Algerian firefighters battled Thursday to rein in forest fires that have ravaged large parts of the drought-hit North African country, killing almost 40 people including 12 who died in a bus trapped by the flames.

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Dozens killed as forest fires spread in northern Algeria

At least 38 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Wildfires across Algeria kill at least 37 people

The North African country has repeatedly been accused of failing to invest in much-needed firefighting technology.

Al Jazeera

At least 26 killed in forest fires in Algeria

Mother and daughter among victims, say authorities

The Independent UK

Analysis: Confident Algeria rides gas high

Europe's attempts to wean itself off Russian gas have given Algeria a shot in the arm.

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Deadly Forest Fires Ravage Northern Algeria

At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday, the interior minister said. Kamel Beldjoud told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, in addition…

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Nabil Fekir: ‘I was a kid in Lyon who only thought about having fun on the pitch’

The Real Betis forward talks to Sid Lowe about being fouled all the time, choosing France over Algeria and the aborted transfer to Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Two Tunisian Soldiers Wounded In Clashes with Armed Militants

Two Tunisian soldiers were wounded on Friday in an exchange of fire with suspected extremists during a military operation in a mountainous region of the south, the defense ministry said. The shootout happened at Mount Salloum near the town of Kasserine close to the border with Algeria, where militants operate,…

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Algeria to Host Desert Shield 2022 Joint Military Exercises with Russia

A Russian military facility announced Tuesday that joint military exercises with the Algerian armed forces will take place in November in Algeria. The press service of the Southern Military District told reporters on Tuesday that the joint Russian-Algerian anti-terrorist drills dubbed Desert Shield 2022 will take place in Algeria’s desert…

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Algeria Retrieves Bodies of African Migrants after Boat Capsizes

Algerian authorities have retrieved the bodies of seven African migrants whose boat capsized offshore, Ennahar TV reported on Monday. It said six more migrants had been transferred to hospital for treatment. Attempts by migrants to reach Europe from the North African coastline tend to increase in spring and summer, due…

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France struggled to relinquish Algeria as a nuclear test site, archives reveal

Top French officials, including French President Charles de Gaulle, sought to conduct atmospheric nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara following the former French colony’s independence in 1962. These plans, described in recently declassified French documents, never came to fruition. If they had, they would have violated a request made several…

The Conversation

Syria Opposition Rejects Regime’s Participation in Arab Summit in Algeria

Opposition figures in northwestern Syria have expressed their rejection of the regime’s participation in the upcoming Arab League summit set for Algeria in November. They criticized Algiers’ insistence on inviting the regime of Bashar al-Assad in spite of its war machine and its allies’ crimes against the Syrian people throughout…

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Unpacking the power plays over Western Sahara

The western Mediterranean region has recently witnessed an intensifying set of diplomatic and economic stand-offs between neighbours Morocco, Algeria, and Spain.

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Daily Dose Ep 1113: Sanjay Raut arrested, suspension of 4 MPs revoked

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from New Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Algeria.

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Morocco king favours restoration of diplomatic ties with Algeria

King says he wants to re-establish normal relations with Algeria, which cut off ties last August over Western Sahara.

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Spain Hopes for ‘Mutual Sovereignty’ Ties with Alegria

The Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares voiced hopes on Saturday that relations with Algeria “will be exactly the same” as those that Spain maintains with all neighboring countries. The Minister’s statement is the first Spanish response after Algeria announced last Thursday that commercial relations between the two countries are…

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Morocco's King Reiterates Openness to Restoring Ties with Algeria

Morocco's King Mohammed VI used an address on Saturday to "once again" reiterate his openness to restoring ties with Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Rabat last year. "We aspire to work with the Algerian presidency so that Morocco and Algeria can work hand in hand to establish normal…

The Independent UK

Algeria's top diplomat backs Syria's return to Arab League

Algeria’s foreign minister says Syria’s decadelong suspension from the Arab League is undermining cooperation in the group

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Algeria’s Gas Supply to Spain Temporarily Suspended

A malfunction in the Medgaz underwater natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain has caused a temporary suspension of gas supplies to Spain on Sunday, Algerian state media said, citing a statement from state oil and gas producer Sonatrach. The malfunction occurred on the Spanish side, and Spain is working…

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Algeria Reduces Security Cooperation with Spain to Minimum

Algeria has decided to reduce its security cooperation with Spain to the minimum, in an attempt to ramp up pressure on Madrid over its stance on the Western Sahara. Tensions are simmering between Algiers and Madrid over recent Spanish comments on Western Sahara as Spain has shifted closer to Morocco's…

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Algeria Arrests Former Tunisian Intelligence Chief, Hands Him over to Tunisia

Algeria arrested former Tunisian intelligence chief Lazhar Longo and handed him over to Tunisia after he turned up in the neighboring country, a Tunisian security official told Reuters on Thursday. He was reportedly arrested while trying to illegally cross the border between the two countries. Observers believe his arrest is…

Reuters

Algeria arrests former Tunisian intelligence chief, hands him over to Tunisia

Algeria arrested former Tunisian intelligence chief Lazhar Longo and handed him over to Tunisia after he turned up in the neighbouring country, a Tunisian security official told Reuters on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Morocco, Israel continue to strengthen military ties with army chief visit to Rabat

Israel’s army chief made the first ever official visit to Morocco this week to strengthen military ties as the two countries continue to grow closer following a normalisation deal in 2020 that has alienated Morocco’s neighbour, Algeria.

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