Algiers News

French intellectuals have heaped scorn on a proposal by Nicolas Sarkozy to bestow the country's greatest posthumous honour upon the writer Albert Camus , accusing the rightwing president of trying to cash in on the thinker's popularity with little respect...

Faghoul Abdelli and Mohamed Terari were arrested in Afghanistan by Pakistani police after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US, reports said. They both denied having any connection to militant groups and said they were "brutally tortured" in US...

Lately the face of Algiers has changed for me! Do not bother to put his headphones there's music everywhere, but especially the refrain: "Ma'ak ago khadra, dila Hala" = with you to the fact we honor. And yes it Jamia...

Thousands of Algerian and Egyptian fans have flocked into Khartoum ahead of Wednesday's make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off, with police out in force to segregate the rival supporters. Security forces were on high alert to prevent any repetition of violence...

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But he admits that the current generation harbour hopes of beating the Indomitable Lions' record at the tournament in Italia '90. Then they were beaten by England after extra-time in the quarter finals in Naples. "We are looking to try...

Petroceltic International jumped to a three-year high in London trading after reporting a natural-gas discovery in Algeria. The oil and gas explorer climbed as much as 18pc to 21 pence, the highest intraday price since August 2006.

The 26-year-old Algerian was due back at Ibrox on Wednesday following World Cup duty with the national side but did not appear until Friday. Rangers manager Walter Smith has omitted Bougherra from the squad travelling to Perth. Bougherra has impressed...