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Algeria mourns 257 people killed in military aircraft crash

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has decreed three days of national mourning after 257 people were killed in the country's worst plane crash, the state press service, Algerie Presse Service, reported on Wednesday."Following…

Algeria welcomes Misurata-Zintan reconciliation agreement

Algeria on Saturday welcomed the reconciliation that just concluded between the two Libyan cities of Misrata and Zentan.The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Abdelaziz Benali Cherif said that this agreement is "a step in the right…

Protests in Algeria over Tamazight language

Algeria's Berber protested a decision by the Algerian parliament to discard an adjustment to the country's 2018 budget that would allow schools to teach the Tamazight language.The protests called for the government to assign state…

Algerians detained in Libya return home

The Algerian ministry of foreign affairs confirmed on Monday that all Algerian citizens detained in the Libyan city of Zuwara have returned to Algeria on Sunday.The spokesman for the ministry of foreign affairs, Abdulaziz bin…

Libya qualifies for 2018 African Nations Championship

The Libyan locals football team has qualified for the 2018 African Nations Championship in Kenya after beating Algeria on aggregate of two matches.Libya and Algeria drew 1-1 on Friday in Tunisia after Libya had won the first leg…