Two complaints filed in Algeria over prize-winning French novel

Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against author Kamel Daoud and his therapist wife, accusing them of using a patient's story as the basis for his prizewinning novel, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Wednesday, November 20. The novel Houris – …

Controversy in Algeria over confusion between Arabic and French in the media

The Supreme Council of the Arabic Language in Algeria has expressed its interest in promoting the use of the Arabic language, in particular among media professionals, as opposed to the French language.  The president of the Council, Saleh Belaid, hoped …

Algeria buys durum wheat after talks on Wednesday, traders say

HAMBURG - Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC is believed to have purchased a small additional volume of durum wheat in negotiations in an international tender which continued on Wednesday, European traders said. The tender had closed on Tuesday with some …

CVN teaches finance in Algeria

Carpinteria resident and former Pepperdine University and Westmont University professor Dave Newton snapped a photo with his copy of CVN in the lobby of the Algerian Petroleum Institute, located in Boumerdès, Algeria, where Newton taught two, five-day …

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What It’s Like To… Be a Parkour Athlete in Algeria

What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert

By the time I was 76, I thought I knew my father well. He had been an open person who had spoken about his life and hadn’t avoided (as many of my friends’ parents did) talking about the difficult years of the war. I also knew that loved  the desert near …

The French Soldiers Who Disobeyed Orders in Algeria

In 1954, the French 24-year-old Stanislas Hutin was pursuing religious studies as a Jesuit in Madagascar when he was drafted to fight in the war in Algeria. Having witnessed colonial injustices firsthand, he refused to go. Despite securing permission to …

Algeria sets up supply airbridge for 5 desalination projects

Algeria has launched an air bridge to import supplies and equipment needed for five new seawater desalination plants under construction in the Northern region. A planeload of 72 tonnes of machinery and other supplies arrived in Algiers Airport on Monday …

Algeria bought South American corn in tender, volume unclear, traders say

HAMBURG: Algerian state agency ONAB is believed to have bought an unknown volume of animal feed corn to be sourced from Argentina or Brazil in an international tender for up to 240,000 tons which closed on Tuesday, European traders said on Wednesday. Some …