ALGIERS- Road accidents rate dropped by 22.7% in the first five months of current year compared with the same period a year earlier, said Monday road safety services.

ALGIERS- Minister of Water Resources, Arezki Berraki, reiterated on Saturday his urgent appeal to all citizens to get fully involved to preserve young people's lives from drowning in rivers and dams, said the ministry in statement.

ALGIERS- The Directorate General of Civil Protection has set up a system to combat forest fires across the national territory. The system which includes human and material resources will last from July 4 to October 31, said Tuesday a press release from the Civil Protection.

ALGIERS- A blood donation campaign has been launched Sunday by the National Office for Cleaning (ONA) and the National Blood Agency (ANS), in order to meet hospitals’ needs in this vital matter which was "increasingly lacking" during lockdown period.

ALGIERS- The National Gendarmerie units of Birtouta, in Algiers, dismantled a dangerous criminal network specialized in the burglary of plants, recovering 32.6 billion centimes and a sum in foreign currency and arrested thirteen (13) individuals, said Commander of Birtouta’s territorial company Toubal Nacer.

ALGIERS- The National Police services recorded in three months more than 2400 road accidents caused by motorcyclists where 144 people lost their lives and 2946 were injured, said the National Police.

ALGIERS- One thousand sixty five people died and 9,708 others were injured in 7,216 road accidents registered nationwide during the first months of 2020, said on Thursday a report by the National Delegation for Road Safety.

ALGIERS- Minister of National Solidarity, Family and Women’s Affairs Kaoutar Krikou emphasized Wednesday, in a video conference ministerial meeting of the Arab Women’s Committee on the effects of the coronavirus on women, the efforts made by Algeria to face this pandemic thanks to the decisions taken by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

ALGIERS- The National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) called Wednesday, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the African Child, on African states to pay more attention to children by fighting against their exploitation in armed conflicts and labour.

ALGIERS- Algerian Muslim Scouts on Tuesday presented awards to the young winners of the national contest "The Pandemic Will Not Defeat Us," in which they competed for the best drawings and videos relating to the health crisis of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) that has affected all countries of the world, including Algeria.