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Meet Algeria's tattooed women

Faded lines and symbols imprinted on their foreheads, chins, and cheeks, draws attention to them. These are the Chaouia women in the Aurès mountains

Algeria

Thousands of Algerians gather for funeral of independence hero

Thousands of Algerians have flooded the home village of opposition leader Hocine Ait Ahmed for his funeral. Ahmed, one of the heroes of Algeria’s

World News

Hocine Ait Ahmed a hero of Algeria's war of independence has died

Hocine Ait Ahmed, one of he heroes of Algeria’s war of independence against France has died in Switzerland at the age of 89, official sources said

World News

Children in England 'near bottom of class' in well-being survey

Children in England have come out relatively badly in a major international study of young people’s attitudes to their own lives. In several

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Algeria

Algerian military confirms deadly attack on army patrol

The Algerian military has confirmed in a statement (in French) that nine soldiers were killed and two injured on Friday in an ambush by what it calls

Cinema

"The Rooftops" - a film which casts a critical eye on Algerian society from the rooftops of Algiers

This week in Cinema Box, veteran director Merzak Allouache casts a critical eye on Algerian society from the rooftops of Algiers. ‘The Rooftops’

Algeria

Hollande visits Algeria for talks on fighting terrorism

French President Francois Hollande visited Algeria on Monday for talks on security issues. Hollande called the fight against terrorism a “common

Algeria

Assia Djebar dies, aged 78

Assia Djebar, a novelist and staunch defender of women's rights, has died in Paris.

France

Body of kidnapped French tourist found in Algeria

Algerian special forces have found the body of French tourist Herve Gourdel who was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants while hiking in

Algeria

11 Niger refugees killed in bus crash after fleeing Boko Haram

Algeria

Algeria: Cameroon striker Ebossé dies after crowd's 'shower of projectiles'

Algeria

[Live updates] Air Algerie AH 5017 flight "crash"

Sport

World Cup 2014: France and Germany through to quarter-finals

Sport

Germany and USA qualify for last 16, Algeria also book their spot for a first time

Sport

Portugal score in stoppage time to stave off elimination

World

Algeria: how long can re-elected ailing Bouteflika hold on?

Algeria

Algeria divided as president Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeks fourth term

Algeria

At least 103 people dead as military plane crashes in eastern Algeria

Algeria

Paris’s blue dog and wall of separation

World

Mohamed al-Zawahiri: "Westerners 'will burn first' over Mali"