Algeria will implement a wealth tax for the first time next year as part of measures aimed at securing new sources of finance after a sharp fall in energy earnings, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Wednesday. State finances of the OPEC member Nor [Read story...]

Algeria's fiscal deficit will reach 1,113 billion dinars by the end of 2017, the official Algerian Press Service reported Thursday. The APS quoted Faisal Tadinit, the general director of the finance ministry, who made the remarks in the Finance a [Read story...]

The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change Celebrates its Second Graduating Cohort of 47 Students from Across Africa The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate [Read story...]

Algerian counterterrorim troops on Sunday killed five armed militants in the locality of El Kseur, in the province of Bejaia, said a statement of Defense Ministry. Army troops on Thursday launched a wide scale dragging operation in the upper woods of [Read story...]

Engineering company KBR said Monday it would support construction activity for gas operations in Algeria at two sites hit in terrorist attacks in recent years. KBR, which has headquarters in Texas, said it was awarded a contract for management suppor [Read story...]

Algeria plans to amend its energy law before the end of the year as the OPEC producer tries to attract more foreign investors, a senior source at state energy firm Sonatrach told Reuters. Algeria, a major gas supplier to Europe, wants to boost oil an [Read story...]

This project will demonstrate KBR's ability to utilize its global resources to provide the full spectrum of engineering project services. KBR, a leading player in the construction sector, has been awarded a major contract by JVGAS – a joint ventu [Read story...]

Algerian counter-terrorism troops have killed 86 armed militants and arrested 22 others in the first eight months of this year, the Defense Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that 126 individuals were arrested over charges of supporting [Read story...]

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Thursday that the relaunch of the proposed shale gas projects will not harm the health of Algerians, according to a statement by the PM. “The resumption of the projects will be accompanied by explanations [Read story...]

Born in Algeria's desert, Young Sahrawi refugees have been suffering for decades. The endless conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front, which erupted over Western Sahara after Spain withdrew in 1975, has resulted in a life of exile for th [Read story...]

Russia and Algeria will boost bilateral cooperation through signing several contracts in various sectors, visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said here on Monday. He said that the two countries had given new impetus to their economic part [Read story...]

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, listens to President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika, right, during their meeting in Algiers, Algeria, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, listens to President of Algeria [Read story...]

Squinting under a relentless sun, Houssin Ghodbane watches his son tend a flock of 120 of their sheep. Heads bowed, the sheep slowly search for sparse vegetation poking through the parched, crunchy soil. [Read story...]

The new UN envoy for disputed Western Sahara, Horst Khler, was visiting Morocco on Monday as part of a regional tour aimed at restarting stalled peace talks between Rabat and the pro-independence Polisario Front. Morocco and the Polisario fought for [Read story...]

The new UN envoy for disputed Western Sahara, Horst Koehler, met leaders of an Algerian-backed independence movement on Wednesday after visiting Morocco in a bid to get stalled peace talks back on track. Koehler, a former German president tasked by t [Read story...]

With the overall objective of contributing to the development of a Euro-Mediterranean area of cooperation in the field of justice and of effective, efficient and democratic justice systems, the European Union, alongside the Project's Partner Coun [Read story...]

A suicide bomber killed two Algerian policemen on Thursday, including one who threw himself on the attacker whose explosives belt then detonated, state media said, citing the security services. In the second such attack this year, the attacker tried [Read story...]

South Africa's Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, on Monday scolded African leaders who seek medical care away from the continent, saying the culture has become a major drain on their countries health expenditures. The minister said it was sha [Read story...]

Chipolopolo of Zambia kept up the pressure on Group B leaders Nigeria on Tuesday by beating hosts Algeria 1-0 in Blida to stay firm in their new position. Zambia had beaten Algeria 3-1 in Lusaka on Saturday to move above Cameroon who were then with t [Read story...]

The Plan of Action proposed by incumbent Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia was examined and approved at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, official APS news agency reported. The Council of Ministers was chaired by Algerian President Abdelaziz Boutef [Read story...]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is visiting Algeria to talk about the oil market and boosting relations, as his country faces international pressure and political crisis. It's unclear whether he will meet with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, [Read story...]

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he walks down the gangway with his wife, Cilia Flores, upon his arrival at Houari-Boumediene airport near the Algerian capital, Algiers, Monday, Sept. [Read story...]