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Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:29:40 GMT
Legislative Elections of June 12 - Deadline for Candidacies Submission Expires Tuesday
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The deadline for the submission of candidacies for the legislative elections of June 12 expires Tuesday at midnight, in accordance with the order signed by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, amending a...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:59:22 GMT
Freelance Journalist Said Boudour Arrested While Covering Protests
[CPJ] New York -- Algerian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Said Boudour and cease arresting journalists for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:59:56 GMT
On World Malaria Day, We Must Step Up Efforts to Combat Malaria
[IPS] Geneva -- Despite its 229 million cases and 409,000 deaths in 2019, malaria is an overlooked epidemic. The emergence of COVID-19 has thrown health systems into disarray and forced countries to shift their focus from malaria to the pandemic resp...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:16:35 GMT
Islamic Scholar Given Three-Year Jail Term for 'Offending Islam'
[AI London] Said Djabelkheir sentenced for three posts on Facebook questioning authenticity of certain aspects of Islamic belief Scholar has been target of death threats dating back more than ten years 'Algerian courts have no business judging peopl...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:07:32 GMT
Covid-19 - Partial Lockdown Schedule Adjusted in 9 Provinces
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The partial lockdown restrictions will be adjusted in nine provinces from Friday, starting from 00.00 p.m. to 4 a.m., said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:08:23 GMT
Western Sahara - Security Council's Inaction Escalates War
[Algerie Presse Service] NEW YORK (United Nations)- The representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations Sidi Mohamed Omar warned Wednesday that the inaction of the UN Security Council vis-à-vis the serious situation prevailing in Western...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:08:22 GMT
Candidacies in Legislative Elections - President Tebboune Signs Ordinance to Extend Deadline
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, signed an ordinance amending and supplementing the organic law relating to the electoral system, to extend by five days the deadline for filing candidacies for the J...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:33:07 GMT
Why We Deserve to Know What Kills Our Leaders
[African Arguments] The secrecy around presidents' deaths perpetuates stigmas and misses a huge opportunity for public health promotion.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:48:22 GMT
Coronavirus - 166 New Cases of UK, Nigerian Variants Recorded in Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- A total of 65 new cases of UK Coronavirus variant and 101 new cases of Nigerian variant were recorded in Algeria, Pasteur Institute of Algeria (IPA) announced on Thursday.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:16:12 GMT
President Tebboune Chairs Council of Ministers Meeting Sunday
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The president of the Republic, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, minister of National Defence, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, will chair Sunday a Council of Ministers meeting, the presidency of the Republic said Satur...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:22:46 GMT
New Cars - Government Considers Changes to Dealership Activity Procedures
[Algerie Presse Service] Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Wednesday chaired a Government meeting on several issues, including the draft executive decree modifying and completing the executive decree No. 20-227 dated August 19, 2020, setting the con...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:22:38 GMT
Covid-19 - Partial Lockdown Renewed in 9 Provinces As of Friday
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The partial lockdown restrictions, from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. the next day, haves been renewed for a further 15 days, as of Friday April 16 in nine provinces of the country.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:16:10 GMT
President Tebboune Calls On Algerians to Freely Choose Their Representatives
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday called the Algerian people to express themselves "freely and by the most civilized ways" in choosing their representatives during the next elections.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:44:19 GMT
SPLA Conducts New Attacks On Moroccan Occupation Forces
[Algerie Presse Service] BIR LEHLOU (Sahrawi Territories)- Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) conducted new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupation army along the wall of sand, said the Sahrawi Defence Ministry in a Com...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:36:17 GMT
Ramadan - President Tebboune Extends Best Wishes to Algerian People
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday evening made an address to the Algerian people marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, , inviting them to further vigilance and prudence and to r...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:51:23 GMT
Algerian Farmers Have Risen to Challenges Induced By Covid-19 Pandemic
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Monday welcomed the role of Algerian farmers in the fight against the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic by ensuring the availability of all agricultural staples.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:10:41 GMT
Minister of Transport and Energy Received By Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines
[SPS] Algiers -- Minister of Transport and Energy, Mr. Salek Baba Hasna, was received today, Sunday, by the Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines, Mr. Mohamed Arkab.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:34:33 GMT
Government Determined to Develop Real Pharmaceutical Industry
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad stressed, Saturday in Algiers, the Government's determination to develop a real pharmaceutical industry able to boost economy and ensure health security.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:06:01 GMT
Enyimba Crash Against Setif in Algeria
[This Day] Nigeria's last team standing in continental campaign this season Enyimba FC crashed 3-0 against Algeria's ES Setif in their CAF Confederation Cup Group stage game played at the May 8 1945 Stadium on Sunday evening.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:26:49 GMT
Forum On Investment in Agri-Food Industry to Take Place Monday in Algiers
[Algerie Presse Service] The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is to hold on Monday a Forum on investment in agriculture and the agri-food industry themed "Investment as a lever for agricultural and agri-food growth," the ministry told AP...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:59:10 GMT
Hydrocarbons - Government Examines Granting Reduced Rates of Royalty and Income Tax
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-The Government has examined a draft executive decree defining the modalities of granting reduced rates of the hydrocarbon royalty and income tax, said the Prime Ministry in a communiqué.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:17:46 GMT
An Algerian Delegation Withdraws From a Meeting Because of Maps That Include Western Sahara With Morocco
[SPS] Algiers -- An Algerian delegation withdrew last Sunday from a regional meeting of Middle East and North Africa customs directors in protest at maps displayed that included the map of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic with the territory of Mo...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 07:31:52 GMT
President Tebboune Chairs Periodical Meeting of High Security Council
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Minister of the National Defence on Tuesday chaired the periodical meeting of the High Security Council, devoted to the assessm...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:22:54 GMT
Legislative Elections Will Be 'Honest', Quota Voting System Is 'Over'
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The legislative elections, planned to be held on June 12 must be "honest" and "transparent", said Sunday evening President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, assuring that the era of vote quotas "is over".

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:41:24 GMT
President Tebboune Receives Malian Foreign Minister
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune received, on Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Zeyni Moulaye, said a press release from the Presidency of the R...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:33:44 GMT
Covid-19 - President Tebboune Stresses Need to Increase National Stock of Vaccines
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune stressed during the Council of Ministers meeting held Sunday, the need to increase the national stock of Covid-19 vaccines.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:33:54 GMT
Upgrading Culture From Consumer Sector to Wealth-Generating Sector
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad called on Saturday for upgrading Culture from a consumer sector, a burden on the State budget, towards a sector that creates wealth and jobs.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:15:33 GMT
Algerian Foreign Minister Calls for 'Direct and Serious Negotiations' Between SADR and Morocco
[SPS] Algiers -- Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum on Saturday called for "direct and serious" negotiations between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Morocco with a view to reaching a settlement of Western Sahara conflict, as th...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:18:17 GMT
Regional, International Issues - Algerian-Tunisian Consensus On Position Coordination
[Algerie Presse Service] Tunis -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Boukadoum affirmed, following his meeting with his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi, that there is an Algerian-Tunisian consensus on the coordination of positions concerning diffe...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:09:40 GMT
Algeria's Boukadoum Expected in Tunis, Thursday
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Boukadoum is paying a visit to Tunisia on Thursday.



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