The 27-country bloc would like to develop the partnership with Algeria "looking at the future, by prioritizing European investments in the renewable energy sector", Josep Borrell added in a statement. European governments, scrambling to find alternatives to Russian gas since last year's invasion of Ukraine that has sent prices soaring,...

Morocco and Algeria have moved to revive long-stalled projects in light of a gas supply crunch following Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago. Prices surged and Europe - which was heavily reliant on Russian gas - had to look elsewhere for energy.

The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers said. General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both countries' "firm desire to strengthen their historic and strategic partnership... in...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--The 15th session of the joint UAE-Algeria Economic Committee has been held in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, and Algerian Minister of Industry, Ahmed Zaghdar, in the presence of Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for...

ABU DHABI, UAE -   UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Algerian Minister of Industry Ahmed Zeghdar discussed enhancing cooperation in the economic, industrial and commercial sectors between the two countries.    In a meeting between Sheikh Abdullah and Zeghdar in Abu...

Algeria accused France of assisting her "clandestine and illegal exfiltration" via Tunisia, sparking a diplomatic row between Algiers and its former colonial ruler. Algerian prosecutors said Tuesday she had left "illegally" with the "help of a criminal network" including a taxi driver, a journalist, a border guard and relatives.

AMMAN, JORDAN - A Jordanian ministerial delegation met with a number of Algerian ministers in the North African country on Monday  to discuss areas for bilateral cooperation.The two sides reached an agreement on a roadmap to advance economic, trade, and investment cooperation for the years 2023–2025 or until the meetings...

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.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--The African Union said Sunday that Israel's observer status at the bloc was suspended and therefore it had not been invited to its weekend summit, after a row over the ejection of one of its top diplomats. A furious Israel accused arch-foe Iran of orchestrating the expulsion of...

Israel condemned the "severe" expulsion of a senior diplomat from the African Union summit, accusing Iran of orchestrating the move with help from Algeria and South Africa. A video on social media shows guards escorting the Israeli foreign ministry's deputy director general for Africa, Sharon Bar-li, out of the AU...

Tensions between Algeria and France have spiked again after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday decided to recall his country's envoy to France "for consultations". The fresh outbreak of discord was caused when Paris intervened to fly out French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui wanted by Algiers.

Spain's North African enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta - which both border Morocco - have long been magnets for people fleeing violence and poverty across Africa, seeking refuge via the continent's only land frontiers with the European Union. Sanchez said the sides also aimed to "completely normalise the passage of...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli for talks on energy and migration, Libyan state media said. Meloni's trip - her second to a North African country this week - is the first by a European leader to war-battered Libya since her predecessor Mario Draghi's visit...

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...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and several ministers arrived in Algeria on Sunday, state media reported, ahead of meetings with top officials in the gas-exporting giant.

Cairo, Egypt--The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Sunday it will investigate comments made at the African Nations Championship in Algeria to "free" the disputed Western Sahara, that have sparked Moroccan fury. Neighboring Morocco and Algeria are locked in a bitter rivalry partly over Western Sahara, where the Algiers-backed Polisario movement...

The rivalry between the North African neighbors deepened further when Morocco denounced "provocative" acts and "transgressions" at the opening of a regional football tournament in Algeria. The two countries are engaged in a bitter dispute over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, where the Algerian-backed Polisario movement seeks an independence...

Morocco's FRMF football federation said in a statement earlier Thursday that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had informed it last month that Algeria had issued "an authorization in principle" for the flight. But just 24 hours before the start of the tournament, the FRMF said it "notes with regret...

France's 100-year colonization of Algeria and the viciously fought 1954-62 war for independence have left deep scars on both sides, which Macron has by turns prodded and soothed over his political career. In 2017, then-presidential candidate Macron dubbed the French occupation a "crime against humanity".

In a statement, it said that "foreigners heading to the south of the country" who have tours booked with licenced local companies could obtain visas "on arrival at airports and land borders, instead of going through normal visa procedures". It also boasts 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) of Mediterranean coastline and...

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...

Algiers, Algeria-- Sonatrach of Algeria and VNG AG of Germany have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of the first green hydrogen plant in the North African country. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the fourth Algerian-German Energy Day in Algiers. The deal was signed between...

Algeria "doesn't support the idea of limiting prices", Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab said, speaking a day after EU energy ministers agreed a temporary ceiling to mitigate a severe energy crunch following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Energy markets must stay free so upstream" investments can continue, he told a press conference,...

The MENA region remains largely uneven, and the democracy and human rights situation looks bleak with little prospect of improvement in 2023, say experts at International IDEA.

Algiers, Algeria--France said Sunday it had ended months of tensions over a visa dispute with Algeria, just days after Paris and Rabat made a similar announcement. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on a visit to the capital Algiers, announced a return "to a normal consular relationship" with Algeria, according to a...

Slimane Bouhafs "has been sentenced to three years in prison without parole" and a fine of 100,000 dinars ($727), said the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees (CNLD). Bouhafs, in his 50s, was accused of having contacts with Farhat Mehenni, the exiled head of the Movement for the Autonomy...

The company announced the completion of production of the Tinrhert gas field at the end of November 2022.

Algiers, Algeria--- Turkish investments in Algeria have exceeded $5 billion and the desired goal of $10-billion trade between the two countries would be achieved in a short time, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. Cavusoglu made this announcement at a joint press conference he addressed along with his Algerian...

Algiers, Algeria— Jordan's King Abdullah and Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune have stressed the importance of bolstering ties between the two countries in a meeting in Algiers on Sunday. The talks between the two leaders covered the deep-rooted bilateral ties between Jordan and Algeria and the latest regional and international developments....

The King of Morocco Mohammed VI has reaffirmed its position on the Western Sahara dispute to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a meeting in the Moroccan city of Fez. The king said the regional dispute should be settled "within the framework of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the kingdom."

With its revenues buoyed by high hydrocarbon prices over the past year, Algeria intends to double its defense budget to $23 billion next year. Africa's top natural gas producer has seen a spike in tensions with its neighbor Morocco over the disputed Western Sahara.

Algeria and Cuba have had friendly relations for decades, with the first Cuban doctors dispatched to the North African country in 1963, just a year after its independence from France. Diaz-Canel said he and Tebboune had a "convergence of views on international and regional issues of common interest".

While Europe scrambles to replace Russian energy supplies in the wake of the war in Ukraine, Slovenia has signed a three-year deal with Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach to buy gas via a pipeline through Italy from January. Slovenian foreign minister attended the signing ceremony along with her Algerian counterpart.

Abbas was addressing the first Arab League summit since the UAE normalized ties with the Jewish state in 2020, sparking a string of similar moves that have divided the region. Without referring to the Israeli election, he said Israel was "systematically destroying the two-state solution and throwing away agreements it...

Since the last Arab League summit in 2019, several members of the 22-member bloc -- for decades a forum for strident declarations of support for the Palestinian cause -- have normalised ties with the Jewish state. The United Arab Emirates went first in a historic US-mediated deal that made the...

Algeria mediated a reconciliation deal in October between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas. While few believe the deal will last, it was seen as a public relations coup for Algeria, which has been seeking an enhanced regional and international role, on the back of its growing status as a...

Rallying behind Saudi Arabia, several Arab states have voiced their support for Saudi Arabia in the face of harsh criticism from the US over the kingdom’s decision to cut oil output. From the UAE to Oman, Algeria to Bahrain, the governments have condemned what they termed as the politicizing of...

Seeking new exporters of gas to the continent, European Union's energy commissioner has hailed a "long-term strategic partnership" with Algeria as it turns to Africa's biggest gas supplier to fill a gap left by Russian supplies. Europe's search for gas has become ever more urgent as winter approaches.

European newspapers and rights groups have put a spotlight on Qatar's record in the runup to the tournament that starts November 20 and is expected to attract more than one million fans.

The Algerian and French prime ministers hailed a "new dynamic" as they launched a joint economic forum during a visit to Algiers by France's Elisabeth Borne. The French PM's two-day trip to Algeria comes just weeks after President Emmanuel Macron concluded his own three-day visit in August, following months of...

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne starts a visit to Algeria with a top-level delegation, pushing for better ties with the former French colony and major gas exporter. Her two-day trip along with 16 ministers comes just six weeks after President Emmanuel Macron concluded a three-day visit aimed at ending months...

Language is a sensitive topic in the North African country, where French is still widely spoken six decades after independence that followed 132 years of colonial rule and a gruelling eight-year war." The French language is war booty, but English is the international language," President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told journalists in...

Taking offense at what it calls "cultural appropriation", Morocco has asked Adidas to cancel newly designed footfall tops for Algeria. A lawyer for Morocco has demanded the withdrawal within two weeks of the Algerian sports top it claimed was "inspired by the art" of Moroccan zellige.

Last April, Italy entered into an agreement with Algeria to increase imports through the Trans-Med pipeline.

European officials have been looking to Algeria, Africa's biggest gas exporter, to fill a shortfall in supplies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February sent prices soaring. The situation has taken on added urgency in recent days after Russia halted gas deliveries to Germany via the key Nord Stream pipeline...

The Algerian-backed Polisario Front wants an independent state in the Western Sahara, a vast stretch of mineral-rich desert which Morocco sees as a sovereign part of its own territory.

Turkish foreign ministry denounced the comments as "unacceptable." The ministry said that French President has "difficulties in confronting his colonial past in Africa, especially Algeria."

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune Saturday declared a "new, irreversible dynamic of progress" in their nations' ties, concluding a visit by Macron aimed at ending months of tensions. The three-day visit comes less than two months after Algeria marked six decades of independence following 132...

Tunisia said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Morocco for consultations, a day after the kingdom did the same in response to Tunisia's president hosting the Polisario movement's head. The Polisario wants an independent state in Western Sahara, a stretch of mineral-rich desert which Morocco sees as a part...

The trip follows months of tensions between Paris and the North African country, which earlier this year marked six decades of independence following 132 years of French rule. The three-day visit also comes as European powers scramble to replace Russian energy imports -- including with supplies from Algeria, Africa's top...