several provinces, mainly in the Kabylie region, east of Algiers, the paramilitary police, or National

Amazigh-speaking Kabylie region. Algeria designated both groups as terrorist organisations this year....

the flames in the Kabylie region. The Defence Ministry revealed 11 soldiers received burns fighting

Open this photo in gallery Firefighters stand along a road during a forest fire in Ain al-Hammam village in the Tizi Ouzou region, east of Algiers, Algeria on Aug.... 10, 2021. ABDELAZIZ BOUMZAR/ ReutersWildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have killed at least 65 people, state television reported on Wednesday, as some of the most destructive blazes in the country’s history continued to rage. The government has deployed the army to help fight the fires, which have burnt m

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadALGIERS( Reuters)-Algeria on Wednesday blamed devastating wildfires this month on two groups it recently designated as terrorist organisations, adding that one of them was backed by Morocco and Israel. Smoke rises following a wildfire in Bejaia province, Algeria August 16, 2021.... REUTERS/ Abdelaziz Boumzar The president’s office said police had arrested 22 people for starting the deadly fires, but said ultimate responsibility lay with the Islamist Rashad group and MA

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadCAIRO( Reuters)-Algeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut diplomatic relations with the Kingdom. The decision came “ in view of the continued provocations and hostile practices on the Moroccan side, ’ it said in a statement. The closure also includes any aircraft carrying a Moroccan registration number, the presidency sa

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadALGIERS/ CAIRO( Reuters)-Algeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut diplomatic relations with the Kingdom. The decision came “ in view of the continued provocations and hostile practices on the Moroccan side ”, it said in a statement. The closure also includes any aircraft carrying a Moroccan registration number, the pres

Open this photo in gallery Moroccan security forces stand guard as Moroccan farmers protest in the city of Figuig after Algerian authorities expelled date growers from the Algerian territory, a border area they are traditionally authorised to farm, on March 18, 2021.... FADEL SENNA/ AFP/ Getty ImagesAlgeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut dipl

ALGIERS: Algeria is cutting diplomatic relations with Morocco, Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra said on Tuesday at a news conference, accusing its neighbour of “ hostile actions ”.... Morocco and Algeria have had strained relations for decades, mainly over the issue of Western Sahara, and the border between the two countries has been closed since 1994.“ The Moroccan kingdom has never stopped its hostile actions against Algeria, ” he said. Morocco’s Foreign Ministry could not be immediately reac

By Karolina Tagaris, Hamid Ould Ahmed4 Min ReadATHENS/ ALGIERS( Reuters)-Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65 people died, and in southern Italy. FILE PHOTO: Two Egyptian Chinook helicopters fly over Elefsina Military Air Base, providing firefighting assistance in Greece, August 11, 2021.... REUTERS/ Louiza Vradi From Turkey to Tunisia, countries around the Mediterrane