Neighbouring states reaffirm support for Libya-led political process at Algiers meeting

The ministerial meeting of the Tripartite Mechanism of Libya’s neighbouring countries, held in Algiers on Thursday, concluded with a joint statement reaffirming the three states’ commitment to the principle of a “Libyan-owned and Libyan-led...

Ambassador of Italy to Algeria visits the War School

Ambassador of Italy to Algeria Alberto Cutillo yesterday visited the Algerian War College, where he was received by the Deputy Director, General Ahmed Sayeh. The Italian diplomatic mission in Algiers made this known on its social media. In front...

'Oops I freed them again!' David Lammy is mocked in new AI video as police hunt Algerian migrant sex offender and British fraudster released by mistake

David Lammy has been ridiculed in a new AI video as 'not that competent' following the release of another migrant sex offender under his watch. A manhunt is underway for Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, who was freed from HMP...

US President extends sanctions against Iran, imposed in 1979, for another year

US President Donald Trump extended the national emergency against Iran, which allows for unilateral sanctions against the country, for another year, according to a presidential statement published in the Federal Register, a compilation of official...

Algeria Opens Embassy in Bratislava

Algeria has officially opened an embassy in Bratislava, marking a new stage in Slovak-Algerian relations. Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister Marek Eštok received Algeria’s first ambassador to Slovakia, Habiba Derradji Kherrour, on Tuesday. The move...

Tunisia : chocolate lovers set for the 7th International Chocolate & Pastry Fair

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The 7th edition of the International Chocolate & Pastry Fair will take place from 20 to 22 November 2025, at the headquarters of the Tunisian Union of...

Russia Showcases Poseidon UUV To Revive Its Military Tech Reputation

Image posted on social media in 2018 reportedly showing the launch ceremony for the Belgorod special purpose nuclear submarine. The submarine is specifically designed to carry the Poseidon UUV. Social Media Capture Russia has long been recognized...

Tunisian former FM: Algeria finally sees its Moroccan Sahara stance has no future

Former Tunisian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ounaies said Algeria has come to realize that its position on the Moroccan Sahara “has no future,” following the latest UN Security Council resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan. Speaking to Tunisia’s...

Report: China adopts more pragmatic stance on Moroccan Sahara, signals diplomatic alignment with Kingdom

China’s approach to the Moroccan Sahara issue has become increasingly pragmatic as Beijing seeks to deepen its strategic partnership with Morocco, according to a new report by the Chinese Policy Observatory, a research center specializing in the...

'No silver bullet' to improve safety after prisoners accidentally freed, prison governors warn

6 November 2025, 11:03 | Updated: 6 November 2025, 14:13 Accidental prisoner releases represent a "significant operational failure" but there is "no silver bullet" to improve safety, the government has been warned. Your browser doesn't recognise...

Algeria Launches Major Financing Program to Renew National Bus Fleet

The Algerian government has announced a new financing program to renew the national public transport fleet, aiming to import 10,000 buses by 2026 as part of its modernization strategy. This large-scale initiative, aligned with directives from the...

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

RED SEA 2025 by Ola Salwa 06/11/2025 - Unspooling from 4-13 December in Jeddah, the event will present over 100 films from all over the world, including 16 titles selected for the main competition strand Giant by Rowan Athale The fifth Red Sea...

De Mistura: Parties to Western Sahara Dispute Are Clearly Identified, Algeria Involved

Rabat – UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura has removed decades of ambiguity that Algeria’s regime has long exploited on the Western Sahara dispute. In a press briefing on Resolution 2797, de Mistura emphasized that the newly adopted resolution for...

Government 'more than embarrassed' following string of prisoner escapes, minister admits

Questions have been asked after it was revealed Algerian prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif escaped HMP Wandsworth last week and had still not been caught. This shocking blunder came a week after Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu, 41, was released by...

Moment fugitive fraudster hands himself in three days after he was freed from HMP Wandsworth by mistake as hunt continues for Algerian migrant sex offender

One of two HMP Wandsworth prisoners who were mistakenly released back onto the streets has handed himself in. Fraudster William 'Billy' Smith, 35, was wrongly set free on Monday but returned to the scandal-hit jail today after a three-day manhunt....

Politics LIVE: David Lammy accused of 'dereliction of duty' in migrant prisoner row

Prison governors have been summoned for crisis talks as a manhunt continues for two criminals released by mistake, including a migrant sex offender. Police are trying to track down Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, mistakenly released...

Manhunt launched for Algerian criminal wrongly released from London prison

An Algerian criminal accidentally released from prison while waiting to be deported from the UK is being hunted by police. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison in London on October 29 but the Metropolitan...

UK government under fire for rising mistaken prisoner releases

Several prisoners are mistakenly released from British prisons each week, a minister said on Thursday, revealing the scale of a problem that came to light with the wrongful release of a migrant sex offender whose offences sparked weeks of...

Politics LIVE: David Lammy defends decision to 'conceal' mistaken release of Algerian sex offender

Justice Secretary David Lammy has defended his decision not to inform MPs about the accidental release of an Algerian sex offender. Mr Lammy, who was standing in for Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, said he was “right” not...

David Lammy humiliated live on GMB as stuttering Labour minister can't defend him

David Lammy was skewered on Good Morning Britain by Kate Garraway as he faces increasing pressure following a huge prison row. It comes after the Deputy Prime Minister refused five times to say whether an asylum seeker had been mistakenly released...