ALGIERS- The Committee on Health, Social Affairs, Labour and Vocational Training of the People’s National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) will organize a parliamentary day on "the fight against drugs and drug addiction" on Monday.

ALGIERS- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrived Saturday in Algeria for a two-day working visit at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci.

ALGIERS- Algeria on Saturday has "firmly" condemned the series of "bloody attacks" against places of worship in Iraq, and urged political and religious leaders in this country "to make every effort" to stop this "destructive" spiral, which could rekindle denominational violence.

SKIKDA (Algeria)- Secretary of State to the Minister of Youth and Sports, in charge of Youth Belkacem Mellah, said Friday that his department would take actions to allow youth centres to meet international standards.

ALGIERS- Algeria received, from 13 to 16 May, experts’ delegation of the Review Mechanism of the application of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), in its capacity of first members having ratified this Convention.