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Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System

In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

The Conversation

Little space for dissent as Algeria sends researcher, journalist to jail

Canadian-Algerian researcher among those sentenced for ‘publishing sensitive information’.

Al Jazeera

Switzerland indicts Algerian ex-minister for alleged crimes against humanity during 1990s insurgency

Swiss federal prosecutors say they've indicted a former Algerian defense minister for his alleged role in crimes against humanity during the insurrection in the North African country some three decades ago

The Independent UK

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Former Algerian minister of defence indicted in Switzerland on war crime charges

Khaled Nezzar is to be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity during 1991-2002 Algerian civil war

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopia and Egypt among countries invited to join BRICS bloc

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia and Egypt are among the six developing nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc. And Algeria sends an envoy to Niger for diplomatic talks with the military junta as the regional ECOWAS bloc grows increasingly frustrated with negotiations. Finally, despite an economic crisis…

France 24

Algeria in diplomatic drive with Ecowas to avoid military action in Niger

Algeria has engaged in a diplomatic tour of three Ecowas countries in a bid to broker a diplomatic solution to resolve the crises across the Sahel, and avoid military intervention in Niger.

Radio France Internationale

African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention

AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action

The Guardian - UK

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Algeria bans Barbie movie almost a month after local release

Local media has reported that the North African country’s Ministry of Culture and Arts notified cinemas to ‘immediately’ pull the film

Evening Standard

Algeria bans "Barbie" for homosexuality

The North African country said the film allegedly does not abide by its cultural values

Salon

Barbie Just Got Banned In Algeria For ‘Damaging Morals,’ But An Insider Says The Reason Is More Specific

Another country has banned Barbie on moral grounds.

Cinemablend

Algeria bans Barbie movie almost a month after local release

‘Barbie’ has been pulled from cinemas in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country

The Independent UK

Algeria bans 'Barbie' almost a month after movie's local release

The film “Barbie” has been pulled from theaters in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country

The Independent UK

Melbourne 1956: The Suez Crisis, the Hungarian Uprising and Olympic boycotts

1956 was one of the most turbulent years in the post-war era. Over a period of 12 months, the world witnessed the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Budapest uprising, the Poznan revolt, the Suez affair and the Algerian war among other events. The Melbourne…

Radio France Internationale

Tunisian minister concedes 'small groups' of migrants were pushed back into desert no man's land

Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas

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The Guardian - UK

‘We call it a touchstone’: the mission to find the Windrush anchor

The wreck of the ship that was key in Black migration to the UK lies off Algeria. A team is determined to bring its anchor home

Radio France Internationale

French rap star cancels Tunisia concert in support of evicted migrants

French rapper Maître Gims has announced the cancellation of an upcoming concert in Djerba, Tunisia, to protest against the treatment of black African migrants stranded near the border areas with Algeria and Libya.

The Guardian - UK

Southern Europe and north Africa count heavy cost of wildfires

As extreme heat recedes, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Algeria reflect on lives lost, environmental damage and costs to livelihoods

Al Jazeera

Residents lucky to be alive as wildfires rip through Tunisia, Algeria

Tunisia and Algeria are the latest countries struggling with intense wildfires amid soaring temperatures.

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Tunisia marks two years since Kais Saied suspended parliament

Two years after Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended parliament and extended his executive powers, our correspondents report on where the situation currently stands. Also in this edition: Zimbabwe is gearing up for an election in one month's time, but rising inflation could affect the way the vote goes and upset…

France 24

Intense summer heatwave brings death and wildfire to Mediterranean countries

A plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed killing two airmen on Tuesday, as large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heatwave and Algeria battled to control an inferno in which at least 34 people have died.

The Independent UK

Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured

Authorities and local media say fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead

Radio France Internationale

Fires kill at least 34 in Algeria as fears grow they will spread to Tunisia

Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed more than 34 people in less than 24 hours, and forced mass evacuations, according to the government. The worst hit parts of the country are in the northeast, while there is also concern that the fires may spread to neighbouring Tunisia.

WEKU

Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people

Wildfires 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, government ministries said.

The Independent UK

Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames

The Algerian government says wildfires raging across the country have killed 25 people and injured about 50

Al Jazeera

Wildfires in Algeria kill dozens, force hundreds to flee homes

Thousands of firefighters deployed as deadly wildfires ravage provinces along Algeria’s Mediterranean coast.

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