Ministry of Culture and Arts launches contest for best poem in praise of Prophet Mohamed PBUH
02 March 2023ALGIERS-The Ministry of Culture and Arts announced Wednesday in Algiers the launch of a national...
"New York Times" lists "Tassili N'Ajjer" among tourist places to visit in 2023
14 January 2023ALGIERS - The "New York Times" has listed the Tassili N'Ajjer massif...
Yennayer: Ghardaia hosts official festivities this year
02 January 2023ALGIERS- The province of Ghardaia will host the official festivities of the new...
Tourism in Southern Algeria: Regularization visa instead of ordinary visa for foreigners
30 December 2022Foreign tourists wishing to visit the country's south through accredited national...
Arab Mathematics Olympiad: Algeria ranks first with 3 gold medals, 1 bronze
20 December 2022ALGIERS-Algeria topped the raking of the Arab Mathematical Olympiad held in Tunisia,...
Cinema: 11th International Film Festival of Algiers opens
03 December 2022ALGIERS- The 11th International Film Festival of Algiers (FICA),...
First allegiance to Emir Abdelkader, significant step in founding modern Algerian State
26 November 2022MASCARA-The first allegiance to Emir Abdelkader on November 27th, 1832, ...
Algeria hosts Arab Book Fair from October 27 to November 4
15 November 2022GHARDAIA (Algeria)- The first stage of the fifth International Rally of Algeria "Challenge Sahari"...
Algeria hosts Arab Book Fair from October 27 to November 4
27 October 2022ALGIERS-In coordination with the National Union of Book Publishers (SNEL),...
Arab Radio, Television Festival awards filmmaker Djaaffar Gacem
19 October 2022ALGIERS- The 22nd Arab Radio and Television Festival to be held next November 7-12...
Sheikh Abou Abdessalam passes away
11 October 2022ALGIERS- Sheikh Djaafar Oulfaki, known as “Abou Abdessalam,” member of the ministerial...
Comics: 14th Fibda on 4-8 October in Algiers, Japan guest of honor
28 September 2022ALGIERS- Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane officially inaugurated on ...
Comics: 14th Fibda on 4-8 October in Algiers, Japan guest of honor
27 September 2022ALGIERS-The 14th International Comics Festival of Algiers (Fibda), scheduled on 4-8 October, ...
Over 200 foreign tourists discover Algiers, Tipaza
21 September 2022ALGIERS-Another group of more than 200...
Introducing English in primary education, challenge met by Algerian State
21 September 2022DJANET (Algeria)- The introduction of English in primary education (third grade) as...
Over 200 American tourists visit Algiers, Tipaza
13 September 2022ALGIERS- The cruise ship Silver Cloud on Tuesday called at Algiers port with 225...
Silver Cloud" ship carrying 224 US tourists stops at Port of Oran
13 September 2022ORAN-The tourist ship "Silver Cloud" stopped at the Port of Oran on Monday with...
[FAIR] International Tourism and Travel FAIR SITEV 2022 - ALGIERS from 29/09 to 02/10/2022
29 August 2022The ABLCC and the Embassy of Algeria in Brussels have the honor to inform you that ...
Algeria participates in “Around the World Embassy Tour” in Washington
19 May 2022WASHINGTON- Algeria participated in "Around the World Embassy Tour",...
OneBeat Sahara Concert and Exchange Brings 25 Musicians from North Africa and the U.S. together in the Algerian Desert
28 February 2022From February 21 to March 13, 2022, OneBeat Sahara will bring together 25 genre-bending...
13th FIBDA: Algerian, foreign cartoonists exhibit in Algiers
APS - 26 December 2021ALGIERS- A collective exhibition featuring the works of Algerian and foreign...
11th International Festival of Illumination & Miniature opens in Tlemcen
APS - 17 December 2021TLEMCEN (Algeria)- The 11th International Cultural Festival of Illumination ...
Number of Algerian cultural properties on intangible cultural heritage list reaches eight
APS - 15 December 2021ALGIERS- With the inclusion Tuesday, on behalf of sixteen Arab countries,...
Bacha's documentary Museum awarded at Al-Awdah International Film Festival
APS - 14 December 2021ALGIERS- The documentary film "The Museum," by Algerian filmmaker Djamel ...
Algiers to host 13th FIBDA on 22-26 December
APS - 13 December 2021ALGIERS-The 13th International Comic Strip Festival of Algiers (FIBDA) will be held on 22-26...
Artist Seloua passes away: Algeria loses figurehead in Algerian art
APS - 10 December 2021ALGIERS- The minister of Culture and Arts, Wafa Chaalal, said that Algeria ...
Djamaa el Djazair, one of best architectural designs in world in 2021
APS - 21 November 2021ALGIERS- The Great Mosque of Algiers “Djamaa el Djazair” has been chosen among...
National Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai reflects Algeria's forward-looking vision
APS - 15 November 2021DUBAI- Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Aïmene Benabderrahmane expressed...
Expo 2020 Dubai: Algeria celebrates its national day
APS - 14 November 2021DUBAI (United Arab Emirates)- Algeria will mark Sunday its national...
Hammadi kicks off desert tourism season from Tamanrasset
APS - 23 October 2021TAMANRASSET-Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Yacine Hammadi kicked...
Djaâfar Gacem's "Héliopolis" to compete in Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
APS - 21 October 2021ALGIERS- The film "Héliopolis" by director Djaâfar Gacem has been chosen for the second time to represent...
Ahlam Mostaghanemi, Yasmina Khadra at 40th Sharjah International Book Fair
APS - 19 October 2021SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates)- The two Algerian novelists Ahlam Mostaghanemi and Yasmina Khadra...
Cultural year 2021-2022 opens officially in Algiers
APS - 15 October 2021ALGIERS- A show of dances and songs of the Algerian repertoire was presented Thursday evening,...
HIFF 2021: Young Nazim Benaidja receives "Special Award"
APS - 15 September 2021ALGIERS-The young Algerian actor Nazim Benaidja received the "Special Award" of the Stockholm Hope...
Imane Lamamri to compete for “Best Arab Painter” award
APS - 11 August 2021ALGIERS- Algerian visual artist Imane Lamamri will participate in...
Artist Said Hilmi passes away
APS - 04 August 2021ALGIERS- Algerian great artist Saïd Hilmi died on Wednesday,...
Hungary: Memorial statue in tribute to Algerian Amazigh philosopher Lucius Apuleius
APS - 28 July 2021BUDAPEST (Hungary)- A memorial statue was inaugurated Tuesday in Hungary to pay tribute to Algerian...
Algerian-US cooperation to restore mosaic at National Antiquities Museum in Algiers
APS - 27 July 2021ALGIERS- Roman mosaic of the Antiquities and Islamic Art...
“Ode to Emir Abdelkader,” book shedding light on Algeria, Poland historical ties
APS - 15 June 2021ALGIERS- "Ode to Emir Abdelkader," a work inspired by a laudatory poetic text written by ...
Preview of Djaafar Gacem’s Heliopolis presented in Algiers
APS - 20 May 2021ALGIERS- The preview of feature film “Heliopolis” by Djaafar Gacem, based on historical facts, ...
Digital platform "Miqraa" destined for national community abroad, Sahel countries
APS - 27 April 2021ALGIERS- Minister of Religious Affairs and Wakfs, Youcef Belmehdi said Sunday...
Discovered mosaic in Jijel: Nearly 30 archaeological pieces transferred to museum
APS - 27 April 2021ALGIERS- “Thirty archaeological pieces,” extracted from the site of the fortuitous...
Exhibition on Tuareg queen Tin Hinan inaugurated in Algiers
APS - 26 April 2021ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda, inaugurated ...
Heritage Month festivities kick off
APS - 20 April 2021ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda kicked off Monday, in Algiers,...
Horror novel "Fayla," by Abdelmoaiz Farhi published
APS - 16 April 2021ALGIERS-In his second novel entitled "Fayla," the young author Abdelmoaiz Farhi...
Malmo Arab Film Festival: Lina Soualem’s "Their Algeria" wins Special Jury Prize
APS - 12 April 2021MALMO-"Their Algeria" movie directed by the French-Algerian Lina Soualem won the...
14th National Professional Theatre Festival opens in Algiers
APS - 12 March 2021ALGIERS- The 14th National Professional Theatre Festival opened Thursday with ...
First National Book Fair kicks off Thursday in Algiers
APS - 10 March 2021ALGIERS- The first National Book Fair will kick off Thursday at the Exhibition...
Roman-era archaeological site discovered in Khenchela
APS - 06 March 2021KHENCHELA (Algeria)- An archaeological site dating back to the Roman era has been discovered...
Digital Gate International Film Festival: Algerian short film Mania awarded
APS - 02 March 2021
ANNABA (Algeria)- Algerian short film "Mania, by director Houssem...
17 short films to compete in "Digital Gate International Film Festival"
APS - 28 February 2021ALGIERS- 17 short films out of 31 films from 15 countries will compete in the "Digital Gate International Film Festival,"...
AU: Algerian initiative for launch of Great African Museum supported
APS - 08 February 2021ADDIS ABABA- Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, who is ensuring since Saturday the...
Algeria attaches great interest to culture, arts and heritage
APS - 07 February 2021ALGIERS- Algeria attaches a great interest to culture, arts and heritage as evidenced by the cultural and...
Visual artist El Bahi Belkheiri exhibits in Algiers
APS - 29 January 2021ALGIERS- "El Bahi at the Heart of Africa," an exhibition of...
Collective book "I dreamed of Algeria" published
APS - 27 January 2021ALGIERS - A collective book bringing together texts by fifteen authors from...
Presentation of Algeria’s new archeological map in form of interactive application
APS - 19 January 2021ALGIERS- The new archeological map of Algeria was presented Tuesday, in Algiers, in the form...
Preview, in Algiers, of collective exhibition “Art Graire Year ”
APS - 13 January 2021ALGIERS- The preview of the collective exhibition “Art Graire Year,” bringing together...
HCA awards winners of President's Prize for Amazigh literature and language
APS - 12 January 2021ALGIERS-A ceremony to honor the winners of the first edition of the President's Award for Amazigh...
Mohamed Magani's "Scene of fishing in Algeria" translated into Italian
APS - 27 December 2020ALGIERS-The novel "Scene of Fishing in Algeria" written by novelist and academic Mohamed Magani ...
"Algiers, the blue", first exhibition of Merouane Kreddia
APS - 26 December 2020ALGIERS- Artist painter Merouane Kreddia unveiled on Saturday in Algiers his first individual exhibition entitled ...
Arab Festival of Heritage Film: Anamil Etaine wins gold award in Egypt
APS - 21 December 2020KHENCHELA (Algeria)- Algerian documentary "Anamil Etaine" (Clay Fingers)...
Ahaggar cultural park listing in progress
APS - 19 December 2020 ALGIERS-Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda on Thursday announced that the listing ...
Couscous classified as intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO
APS - 16 December 2020 ALGIERS- The Couscous and the knowledge, know-how and practices related to its production, have been included in the...
Third International Couscous Festival from 21 to 24 December
APS - 11 December 2020 ALGIERS- The third International Couscous Festival will be held from 21 to 24 December, ...
Al-Quds International Film Festival: Algerian director Hassan Ferhani awarded
APS - 08 December 2020 GAZA- The documentary "Fi rassi rond-point" (In my head a roundabout) by Algerian film director,...
Actor Boudjemaa Djilali awarded at Al Quds Film Festival
APS - 07 December 2020 ALGIERS- Algerian actor Boudjemaa Djilali won Sunday the Best Actor Golden Olive Tree Award at ...
Algiers Arts and Heritage Association holds virtual event “Rêvons la Casbah d'Alger”
APS - 06 December 2020 ALGIERS-The Algiers Arts and Heritage Association kicked off virtual event themed ...
After 30 years abroad, artist M'hamedBouhaddaj, exhibits his new work
APS - 05 December 2020 TLEMCEN- Painter and sculptor M'HamedBouhaddaj, a child of Tlemcen, returned to his hometown after 30 years of exile, ...
Illizi: 17,690 archaeological sites listed since 2016
APS - 24 November 2020 ILLIZI (Algeria)- A total of 17,692 archaeological sites have been listed over the last four years through...
Maissa Bey's novel "Do You Hear in the Mountains" translated into Italian
APS - 21 November 2020 ALGIERS- The novel "Do You Hear in the Mountains" by Algerian writer Maissa Bey will be soon published in Italian...
Two Algerians receive Knight of the Order of Star of Italy
APS - 21 November 2020 ALGIERS- Two Algerian nationals Feriel Gasmi Issiakhem and Samir Kerkache recently received "Knight of the Order of Star of Italy,"...
Release of Berber- Arabic- French trilingual dictionary by Mohamed-Salah Ounissi
APS - 16 November 2020 KHENCHELA - A new trilingual Berber / Arabic / French dictionary by Mohamed-Salah Ounissi, a writer from the province of ...
The life and work, by Si Mohand Ou Mhand, revisited
APS - 05 November 2020 TIZI-OUZOU- The life and work of Si Mohand Ou Mhand call out "in an exceptional way," said Thursday in Tizi-Ouzou, ...
"Their Algeria" wins Best Arab Documentary Award at El Gouna festival in Egypt
APS - 31 October 2020 CAIRO- The cinematographic work "Their Algeria" by Lina Soualem won the Best ...
Djaâfar Gacem's Héliopolis shortlisted for Oscar best international film 2021
APS - 18 October 2020 ALGIERS - "Héliopolis" movie director by Algerian Djaâfar Gacem will compete for the Oscar of best international film, ...
Katara Prize for Arabic Novel: Algerian Bouhraoua rewarded in "Young people's novel" category
APS - 14 October 2020 ALGIERS- Algerian writer Houda Bouhraoua won, Tuesday in Doha (Qatar), ...
Two Algerian feature films among 20 best films in Africa
APS - 06 October 2020 LONDON- The British daily newspaper "The Guardian" ranked, in a recent issue, the two Algerian ...
Algeria’s biggest bookstore opens in Algiers
APS - 04 October 2020 ALGIERS- Nadji Mega Bookstore, the biggest in Algeria, ...
What the black box did not say," Zahra Bousekine’s latest collection of short stories
APS - 20 September 2020 ALGIERS-A new collection of short stories entitled "What the black box hasn’t ...
Amazigh literature and language: Contest for President of Republic Prize to open next week
APS - 16 September 2020 ALGIERS-Algerian Archaeologist Toufik Hammoum has been reappointed head of the Scientific and Technical...
Amazigh literature and language: Contest for President of Republic Prize to open next week
APS - 03 September 2020 ALGIERS - "Tahya Cinéma" is a newly created digital platform, intended for professionals of the 7th art ...
Amazigh literature and language: Contest for President of Republic Prize to open next week
APS - 29 August 2020 ORAN-Secretary General of the High Commission for Amazighity (HCA) Si El Hachemi Assad ...
Recovery of Gargon Mask, stresses Culture sector's role in preserving archaeological heritage
APS - 26 August 2020 ANNABA (Algeria)- Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda said Tuesday that the recovery of the Mask of Gorgon,...
"The salt of all oblivion," Yasmina Khadra's new novel
APS - 20 August 2020 ALGIERS- In his recently published novel "The Salt of all oblivion," writer Yasmina Khadra invites her ...
Towards a virtual version of International Book Fair of Algiers
APS - 17 August 2020 ALGIERS-The Ministry of Culture and Arts intends to hold a virtual version of the International Book Fair of...
Culture-USA: Executive programme for heritage preservation signed
APS - 06 August 2020 ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda signed Thursday, in Algiers,...
Oran's regional theatre classified national heritage
APS - 27 July 2020 ORAN- Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda announced on Monday in Oran that the...
"Idir the Eternal", first biographical account of late singer Idir
APS - 27 July 2020 ALGIERS- "Idir the Eternal", the first biographical account of the life of Kabyle song icon, co-written by journalists ...
"Algeria: a country to discover, opportunities to be seized" is the title of a new Golden Book published by the Algerian Embassy in Washington.Read more...