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Belaïli affair in Paris: Algerian player finally released (video)
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Arrested this Wednesday in Paris upon disembarking his plane from New York, TN Sport has learned that Algerian international player Youcef Belaili, who plays for Esperance Tunis, has been released along with his...

Braided art, a new interdisciplinary certificate, and a space for local artists
The installation’s lyrical design is composed from thick black braids, with graceful curls at their ends, that cover the walls of the circular gallery in vine-like fashion. Some of the braids hang loosely on their own, while others twist around...

Algeria promotes an official narrative without independent oversight
Freedom of the press and criticism of state institutions in Algeria are losing ground. Following a report issued by the Algerian Press Service (APS), which is heavily controlled by the national government, entitled ‘The Tebboune Era: The Return of...

Algeria appeals court upholds 5-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer
An Algerian court upheld a verdict against French-Algerian writer and critic Boualem Sansal on Tuesday, sentencing him to five years in prison and a fine of 500,000 Algerian dinars (approximately $3,851). The Algiers Court of Appeal upheld the...

Algeria court jails France journalist as crackdown on press freedom expands
A court in Algeria has sentenced French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison on charges of “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing propaganda publications harmful to the national interest,” the Committee to Protect...

Algeria’s Youcef Belaïli Arrested in Paris After Mid-Flight Incident
Algerian international Youcef Belaïli has once again found himself at the centre of controversy – this time mid-air. The 33-year-old forward was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, upon landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport following an...

Algerian Star Youcef Belaïli Arrested at Paris Airport
Wed 02 Jul 2025 | 07:57 PM Algerian international Youcef Belaïli, currently playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport following a seatbelt refusal incident on a flight from New York to Paris. Social media...

Algeria arrests French journalist for ‘glorifying terrorism’
After sentencing French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to five years in prison, the same court handed down a new sentence of seven years to French sports journalist Christophe Glezies for alleged ‘glorification of terrorism.’ The journalist, who...

Algerian court upholds five-year jail term for writer Boualem Sansal
An Algerian court upheld on Tuesday a five-year prison sentence being served by French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal for undermining national unity, Ennahar TV said, prompting a call for clemency by France. Sansal, 80, had been living in France...

Algerian court upholds Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal’s 5-year prison sentence
By David Mouriquand & AP Published on 01/07/2025 - 13:20 GMT+2 A court in Algeria has upheld Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and...

Belaïli affair in Paris: Algerian player finally released
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Arrested this Wednesday in Paris upon disembarking his plane from New York, TN Sport has learned that Algerian international player Youcef Belaili, who plays for Esperance Tunis, has been released along with his...

Toulouse in Shock: Algerian Undocumented Migrant Climbs Crane and Threatens Suicide Over Residency Papers !
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp In a dramatic turn of events this Wednesday, July 2nd, in the French city of Toulouse, an undocumented Algerian man climbed to the top of a construction crane and threatened to jump, allegedly in response to a...

Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonment
French journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French football writer who has been jailed for seven years for supporting terrorism. Christophe Gleizes, who is 36, was sentenced on Sunday, after being found guilty of holding...

Algerian appeals court upholds five-year sentence for Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal
An Algerian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, convicted of “undermining national unity,” a charge stemming from controversial remarks he made in a French media interview last...

UAE-Israeli “Encirclement Map” Aims to Politically Isolate Algeria
Watan-Informed sources revealed that a recent closed-door security meeting was held in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, bringing together Emirati and Israeli officials — including Mohammed bin Zayed and his brother Tahnoun bin Zayed, Israeli...

Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years: repression of freedom of expression in Algeria
Following the decision by the Algiers Court of Appeal to sentence Boualem Sansal to five years in prison on the grounds that he was a ‘scapegoat for France and Morocco’, the French authorities have rejected any kind of negotiation or rapprochement...

Algerian Court Upholds Sansal’s Five-Year Prison Sentence
Rabat –An Algerian court upheld today the five-year prison sentence against historian and novelist Boualem Sansal.This comes as Sansal has lost an appeal to be released on compassionate grounds. Police arrested Sansal in November 2024, after he...

Algeria court upholds Sansal jail term, France hopes for pardon
Sansal has eight days to file a further appeal his jail sentence before Algeria's supreme court [Getty/file photo] An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained...

Algerian court upholds five-year jail term for French-Algerian writer
TUNIS (Reuters) -An Algerian court upheld on Tuesday a five-year prison sentence being served by French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal for undermining national unity, Ennahar TV said, prompting a call for clemency by France. Sansal, 80, had been...

Algerian court upholds writer's 5-year sentence in a case that's strained ties with France
ALGIERS, Algeria — A court in Algeria on Tuesday upheld French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and pushed tensions with France to the brink. The...