Algeria

Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque that was commissioned by ousted former president

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ALGIERS, Algeria — ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria on Sunday inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns. Built by a Chinese construction firm throughout the 2010s, the “Great Mosque of Algiers” … Read more

Famous thinkers, writers and filmmakers name on Algeria to free jailed journalist seen as unbiased

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Ten famous thinkers, writers and filmmakers, together with Ken Loach and Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux, have signed an open letter calling on the president of Algeria to free a jailed journalist they mentioned was punished for refusing to bow to the gov… PARIS — Ten famous thinkers, writers and filmmakers, together with director Ken … Read more