Opposition party leader says Algerian President will use his constitutional prerogative to ensure that two prominent leaders of the Hirak Movement, Karim Tabbou and Samir Benlarbi, regain their freedom.

Across North Africa, many countries celebrated Yennayer, the Amazigh New Year 2969. The occasion was marked by big celebrations in Morocco, Algeria and Libya.

The privately-owned Algerian outlet Ennahar TV announced the death of army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah on Monday. Salah, who was 79, was pivotal in forcing the resignation of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April earlier this year.

A week after the presidential elections on 12 December in Algeria, Abdelmedjid Tebboune has been officially inaugurated as President.

Weeks of widespread and consistent anti-election protests in Algeria portend a low turnout in the elections taking place today.

As the presidential elections are set to take place on 12 December in Algeria, the candidates refrain from making any statements until that date.

Students across Algeria have condemned the upcoming Presidential elections as being rigged, warning that all five candidates belong to the elite class that are accused of having ruled Algeria behind the scenes for decades.

The Algerian Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah, accused a nondescript "gang" of infiltrating the protest movement in the country and damaging the relations between the Algerian people and Army.

Algeria: Several thousand protesters defy metro’s closure and trains’ cancellations, fill Algiers’ streets to call for overhaul of political system on independence anniversary.

Prominent figures in Algerian society have together released a statement in which they criticise the government's insistence on organising elections for this years.

The Algerian government will convene to discuss the contents of the annual financial budget for 2020 amidst an economic downturn.

The senior officer of the Algerian Army, Ahmad Gaid Salah, has warned protesters in Algeria that their attempts at blocking the elections will be prevented.

The last presidential election was held in 2014 and won by Abdelaziz Bouteflika. However, the president resigned in April earlier this year following mass protests

Algeria - Public prosecutor refers former premier Ahmed Ouyahia and three other high-ranking officials to the Supreme Court over graft accusations.

The Chief of Intelligence in Algeria, Athmane Tartag, has been removed from his post, according to media reports from the country.

Following the recent dismissal of police chief General Abdelghani Hamel over cocaine scandal, the Algerian Ministry of Defense announced a new secretary-general amid extensive reports of a major reshuffle in the country's military establishment.