The vast mosque, which can hold 120,000 worshippers, first opened for prayers in October 2020, but President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was suffering from Covid-19 and did not attend. Known locally as the Djamaa El-Djazair, the modernist structure extends across 27.75 hectares (almost 70 acres), and is smaller only than the two...

Algerian news website TSA said the change came after Tebboune publicly criticised "the management of tensions connected to the availability of foodstuffs, and the implementation of certain presidential decisions". The dismissal also comes a month after Tebboune ordered the appointment of a number of new presidential advisors, in another sign...

The decision of the Algerian President was announced in a speech read by Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane at the annual African Union summit of leaders in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Algiers, Algeria--Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed Monday to strengthen energy cooperation with Africa's top gas exporter Algeria, the latest European country seeking supply deals to help reduce reliance on Russia. "Facing the great energy crisis that Europe in particular is experiencing, Algeria could become a leader in production, certainly African...

Algiers, Algeria-- Algeria approved the 2023 budget, the largest in the country's history after President Abdelmadjid Tebboune approved the Finance Law on Sunday. The Algerian government allocated the largest budget since its independence - 6 decades ago - at a value of $98.5 billio), an increase of $24.5 billion over...

Macron's office said his visit aims to "lay a foundation to rebuild and develop" a sometimes difficult relationship with the North African nation after a particularly tense few months. "We didn't choose the past, we inherited it," he said at a joint press conference on Thursday evening alongside Algerian President...

The president "on Tuesday signed a decree ending the functions of Minister of Finance Abderrahmane Raouya," the presidency said in a statement.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday sacked central bank chief Rostom Fadli, in office for less than two years, the presidency announced without giving any further explanation. Tebboune "on Monday ended the functions of the Governor of the Bank of Algeria, Mr. Rostom Fadli, and appointed Mr. Salah Eddine Taleb...

MoUs were about legal and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and the establishment of political consultations and coordination between the two countries.

The payments will be made "to preserve the dignity of young people", Algerian president Tebboune said.

Addressing journalists after meeting President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Jean-Yves Le Drian said the countries should move past "misunderstandings" and "wounds of the past". He voiced hope that both would work together to bring stability to Libya and Mali.

The announcement came as Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas visited Algiers on Monday.

Tebboune has vowed to reform state institutions inherited from Bouteflika, who died in September at the age of 84.

Last weekend, Algeria recalled its ambassador from Paris and banned French military planes from its airspace, which France regularly uses to reach its forces battling militants in the Sahel region to the south. The moves came after a bitter row over visas, followed by media reports that French President Emmanuel...