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Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who covered anti-government ‘Hirak’ protests, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment amid condemnation from human rights and press freedom groups.
Coronavirus and tumbling oil revenues have affected Algeria's economy.
The trial of Trial of Algerian journalist and press freedom advocate Khaled Drareni begins in Algiers today.
The trial opened of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who has become a figurehead of press freedom in the North African country, with the prosecution calling for a four-year prison term.
Algeria's president ordered an "immediate" investigation into forest fires that have ravaged thousands of hectares across the country in recent days, his office said.
Comment: International actors like the UN who want to help should listen more earnestly to what Arab men, women, and desperate youth have been saying for decades, writes Rami Khouri.
The ex-correspondent of France24 was detained in the capital Algiers.
Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Tunisia took part in talks on the conflict in Libya on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister paid a surprise visit to Algeria to meet with top officials.
Comment: Algeria and France are about to have a long overdue discussion about their colonial past. But will it be anything other than self-serving? Malia Bouattia considers the question.
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