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Algeria says it would build three hospitals in Gaza within 20 days and send hundreds of doctors

By Kouthar Sambo Algeria claimed it would build three hospitals in Gaza within 20 days and send hundreds of doctors to assist thousands injured in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli offensive. This comes as doctors are being detained and killed in Israeli bombardment, therefore lacking healthcare professionals to assist thousands of injured Palestinians. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, an executive member of the Media Review Network (MRN), […]

22 August 2024

International

Saudi think tank proposes exile of Hamas leaders to Algeria

A Saudi Arabian think tank has outlined a plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza, by transferring the leadership of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas to the Algerian capital, Algiers. According to a report by French newspaper Le Monde on Wednesday, a “confidential document” released by the Riyadh-based Gulf Research Center was drafted by its director Abdelaziz Al-Sagher following a meeting on 19 November in the Kingdom with Anne Grillo, head of […]

25 December 2023

International

Algeria President discusses Syria developments with Al-Assad

Algerian President, Abdelmajid Tebboune, discussed developments in Syria on Monday with head of the Syrian regime, Bashar Al-Assad, Anadolu News Agency reports. An Algerian presidential statement said Al-Assad briefed the Algerian leader on the current situation in Syria. The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations between the two countries, the statement said. Al-Assad thanked Algeria for its support to Damascus following the 6 February earthquakes that killed thousands in both Syria […]

4 April 2023

International

Rights group condemns Algeria after mass death sentences

Amnesty International has urged Algeria to annul death penalties against dozens of people over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires. A court in November sentenced 49 people to death for the 2021 lynching of 38-year-old Djamel Ben Ismail outside a police station in the Tizi Ouzou region. According to Amnesty, a further five people, including a woman, received death sentences in absentia. The sentences are unlikely […]

10 January 2023

International

Russia welcomes Algeria’s desire to join BRICS

Russia has welcomed Algeria's intention to joining the BRICS group, special envoy for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, said yesterday. Algerian officials on Monday filed a formal application to join the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) – an association that aims to promote peace, security, development and cooperation between the countries in the alliance. "We enjoy good relations with Algeria and […]

9 November 2022

International

Palestinian factions agree to end division through elections

INTERNATIONAL Rival Palestinian factions today agreed to resolve 15 years of discord through elections that will be held within a year, a Palestinian and an Algerian official said, according to Reuters. This came as the factions met in Algeria to discuss ways in which to overcome the Palestinian division. However, there was scepticism back home that they would deliver any concrete changes after previous such promises of elections failed to materialise. The leaders of […]

14 October 2022

International

Algeria to continue gas supply to Spain despite Western Sahara row

Algeria will continue gas supply to Spain despite a diplomatic row with Madrid over Western Sahara, the country's president said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported. "We assure the Spanish friends, the Spanish people that Algeria will never abandon its commitment to supply Spain with gas under any circumstances," Tebboune said in an interview with state television. "Algeria's relations with Spain are good and very solid," he added. The Algerian leader said the […]

25 April 2022

Algeria

Algeria says it would build three hospitals in Gaza within 20 days and send hundreds of doctors

Saudi think tank proposes exile of Hamas leaders to Algeria

Algeria President discusses Syria developments with Al-Assad

Rights group condemns Algeria after mass death sentences

Russia welcomes Algeria’s desire to join BRICS

Palestinian factions agree to end division through elections

Algeria to continue gas supply to Spain despite Western Sahara row

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