Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room
Two crew members from Ursa Major are missing and 14 have been rescued, Russian foreign ministry says An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo...
Category : Algeria
Author Kamel Daoud sued over claim he used life of wife’s patient in novel
Woman says French-Algerian writer’s prize-winning Houris uses her story as she told it to therapist Aicha Dehdouh Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against...
Algeria election to take place amid ‘steady erosion of human rights’
Abdelmadjid Tebboune set for second term as president after changed poll date is expected to favour him Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday in...
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals
‘Unfair’ rejection rates of up to 70% harm cultural diversity and create a ‘global apartheid’, say promoters and musicians Musicians, authors, producers and festival managers...
Revealed: drug cartels force migrant children to work as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade
Exclusive: Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs Beaten and tortured: the north African children paying a...
Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays
Prayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 people Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its...
Man survives flight from Algeria to Paris hidden in plane’s landing gear
Unidentified man in life-threatening condition after enduring temperatures of around -50C on Air Algerie flight from Oran A man has been discovered hidden in the...
Algeria says its coastguard fired warning shots before killing jetski riders
Defence ministry releases its version of events five days after two dual French-Moroccan men were shot dead on entering Algerian waters Algeria’s defence ministry has...
Moroccan jetski tourist describes being shot at by Algerian coastguard
Mohamed Kissi says forces approached and began fatal shooting after group strayed into Algerian waters A Moroccan man has described how Algerian coastguard forces drew...
