Algeria
Algeria imposes new coronavirus restrictions
Algeria imposed new coronavirus restrictions, closing sport and cultural centres as well as beaches after a spike in infections. The government called…
Algerian voters shun referendum aimed at ending political crisis
Fewer than one in four Algerian voters took part in Sunday’s constitutional referendum, officials said, despite government efforts to encourage high turnout…
Algeria votes on revised constitution
Polls opened in Algeria on Sunday in a referendum on changes to the constitution pushed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the powerful…
Algerian president Tebboune transferred to German hospital amid Covid-19 fear
Algeria’s president was transferred from hospital in Algiers to Germany on Wednesday, officials said, days after the 74-year-old went into self-isolation following…
Algeria’s president hospitalised
Algeria’s president has been admitted to a specialised treatment unit in an army hospital, his office said, days before a critical referendum…
U.S. defence chief in rare Algeria visit for talks about Libya
U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with the president about war-torn Libya…
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting some travel curbs and allowing…
4.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Algeria
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake was registered 3 km NNE of Sidi Mérouane, Algeria, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth…
Algeria suspects actions to destabilise the country
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday ordered an investigation of what the government called planned actions to destabilise the country after a…
Algeria tightens travel restrictions to limit coronavirus infections
Algeria will reimpose travel restrictions on Friday and increase testing in a bid to stop a rise in novel coronavirus infections, the…
Algeria relaxes coronavirus lockdown
Algeria will further relax its coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, easing a curfew, allowing public transport to resume in the cities and reopening…
Algeria to lift ban on car imports
Algeria will resume car imports, the government said on Sunday, after a ban failed to reduce the import bill, as the North…