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News Algeria: Mass burial reveals hidden toll of Algeria’s deadly ‘Black Wednesday’ wildfires

Published on: Friday 04 September 2026
Mass burial reveals hidden toll of Algeria’s deadly ‘Black Wednesday’ wildfires
News source: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260904-mass-burial-algeria-black-wednesday-deadly-wildfires

Wildfires ripped across northeastern Algeria in late August. Photos and videos showing the mass burial of several dozen people have raised questions about the real death toll of the fires as Algerian…

News Algeria: People visit Beni Add caves in Tlemcen, Algeria

Published on: Wednesday 19 August 2026
People visit Beni Add caves in Tlemcen, Algeria
News source: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1368531.shtml

People visit the Beni Add caves in Tlemcen, Algeria, Aug. 17, 2026. The main gallery of Beni Add caves extend over 700 meters, with a depth reaching 57 meters, and are home to stalactites and ...

News Algeria: Larbi Ben M'hidi University of Oum El Bouaghi

Published on: Monday 31 March 2025
Larbi Ben M'hidi University of Oum El Bouaghi
News source: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/institution-outputs/algeria/larbi-ben-m-hidi-university-of-oum-el-bouaghi/608103ca20e4876cd244573c

The Nature Index tracks the affiliations of scientific articles from high-quality publications. The research profile for Larbi Ben M'hidi University of Oum El Bouaghi reflects the research output of authors from Larbi Ben M'hidi University of Oum El Bouaghi who published articles in the 145 journals included in the Nature Index during the current 12-month rolling window.

News Algeria: Algeria blocks social media to stop students from cheating on test

Published on: Sunday 19 June 2016
Algeria blocks social media to stop students from cheating on test
News source: https://www.vice.com/en/article/algeria-blocks-social-media-to-stop-students-from-cheating-on-test/

Algeria’s government has reportedly blocked access to Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites in an effort to keep high school students across the country from cheating on an important exam.

News Algeria: Algeria mourns wildfire victims as firefighters battle deadly blazes

Published on: Friday 28 August 2026
Algeria mourns wildfire victims as firefighters battle deadly blazes
News source: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260828-algeria-mourns-wildfire-victims-as-firefighters-battle-deadly-blazes

Algeria entered a second day of national mourning on Friday as firefighters continued to battle wildfires in the north of the country that have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.

News Algeria: Workshop for heritage in Tlemcen, Algeria

Published on: Thursday 30 December 2004
Workshop for heritage in Tlemcen, Algeria
News source: https://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/770

This project aimed to ensure the training of local skilled staff in restoration and rehabilitation, through organization of education programmes in partnership with the “Friends of Tlemcen” NGO.

News Algeria: Repsol makes third gas discovery in Algeria’s Illizi basin

Published on: Sunday 19 April 2015
Repsol makes third gas discovery in Algeria’s Illizi basin
News source: https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/discoveries/article/17246476/repsol-makes-third-gas-discovery-in-algerias-illizi-basin

Repsol SA encountered gas at a depth of 1,307 m in the Tan Emellel Sud-Ouest-2 (TESO-2) exploration well of the Sud-Est Illizi block in southeast Algeria, yielding a flow rate of 175,000 cu m/day and ...

News Algeria: Sonatrach and Midad Energy Ink $5.4 Billion Deal for Illizi Basin Development

Published on: Monday 13 October 2025
Sonatrach and Midad Energy Ink $5.4 Billion Deal for Illizi Basin Development
News source: https://oilprice.com/Company-News/Sonatrach-and-Midad-Energy-Ink-54-Billion-Deal-for-Illizi-Basin-Development.html

Algeria’s state-owned energy giant Sonatrach has signed a $5.4 billion production-sharing agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy North Africa to explore and develop hydrocarbons in the Illizi ...

News Algeria: Algeria: MC Alger stumble in Oran

Published on: Friday 20 February 2026
Algeria: MC Alger stumble in Oran
News source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/algeria-mc-alger-stumble-oran-012500358.html

The title race is heating up like never beforeAlgeria: MC Alger stumble in OranMC Alger, leaders of the Algerian Ligue 1, see their lead threatened at the end of matchday 20, following a 1-2 defeat ag...

News Algeria: University of Médéa

Published on: Monday 31 March 2025
University of Médéa
News source: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/institution-outputs/algeria/university-of-medea/68ff3f64066c0eb85309cee9

The Nature Index tracks the affiliations of scientific articles from high-quality publications. The research profile for University of Médéa reflects the research output of authors from University of Médéa who published articles in the 145 journals included in the Nature Index during the current 12-month rolling window.

News Algeria: Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother”

Published on: Thursday 10 July 2025
Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother”
News source: https://www.fides.org/en/news/78081-Cardinal_Vesco_in_Algeria_Augustine_is_also_a_universal_brother

At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar Catherine Conybeare, ...

News Algeria: Algeria’s Imarhan celebrate resilience and tradition through globally informed desert rock

Published on: Thursday 13 July 2023
Algeria’s Imarhan celebrate resilience and tradition through globally informed desert rock
News source: https://chicagoreader.com/music/algeria-imarhan/

Imarhan emerged from southern Algeria’s close-knit Tuareg community in 2006. Fans of Tuareg rock greats Tinariwen will already be familiar with the quintet; Imarhan front man Iyad Moussa Ben ...

News Algeria: Iran, Algeria to build closer energy, tourism ties

Published on: Monday 04 March 2024
Iran, Algeria to build closer energy, tourism ties
News source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/03/iran-algeria-build-closer-energy-tourism-ties

Iran and Algeria signed gas, tourism and other cooperation agreements on Sunday during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s landmark visit to Algiers, further demonstrating the two countries’ efforts to ...

News Algeria: Algeria’s ex-prime minister, health minister get 5 years in jail

Published on: Wednesday 21 June 2023
Algeria’s ex-prime minister, health minister get 5 years in jail
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/22/algerias-ex-prime-minister-health-minister-get-5-years-in-jail

Algeria’s former Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui and former Health Minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf have been sentenced to five years in prison and fined 1 million Algerian dinars ($7,383), according to ...

News Algeria: Algeria, Austria both advance to World Cup knockout round after thrilling draw

Published on: Saturday 27 June 2026
Algeria, Austria both advance to World Cup knockout round after thrilling draw
News source: https://nypost.com/2026/06/28/sports/algeria-austria-both-advance-to-world-cup-knockout-round-after-thrilling-finish/

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Algeria and Austria knew that a pedestrian draw Saturday night would have sent both to the knockout round of the World Cup. They delivered a thrilling 3-3 draw instead. In the ...

News Algeria: Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan

Published on: Sunday 25 February 2024
Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/26/algeria-inaugurates-worlds-third-largest-mosque-ahead-of-ramadan

Algeria has inaugurated the world’s third-largest and Africa’s largest mosque, which had been delayed for years amid political shifts, ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Algerian President ...

News Algeria: Algerian police march on president's office

Published on: Tuesday 14 October 2014
Algerian police march on president's office
News source: https://www.ksl.com/article/news/world/algerian-police-march-on-presidents-office/31961913

Algerian police tried to push their way into the president's headquarters Wednesday in an unprecedented protest movement prompted by violence against security forces in the south. The whereabouts of the long-ailing president were unclear.

News Algeria: Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people

Published on: Monday 24 July 2023
Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people
News source: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/25/1189900643/wildfires-algeria-kill-dozens

ALGIERS, Algeria — Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, ...