ALGIERS- The National Arabic Calligraphy Festival for 2021 opened Tuesday at the Palace of Culture Moufdi Zakaria with the participation of 40 calligraphers from the country’s different provinces.

ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda, ordered on Monday immediate assistance to the sate of health of artist, Salah Aougrout, who suffers from a sudden illness.

LAGHOUAT- Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda insisted Monday, in Laghouat, on the need for an economic exploitation of the cultural heritage to promote domestic tourism.

ALGIERS- Algerian actor Blaha Benziane, known as Nouri, died Sunday evening in Oran, according to reliable sources.

ALGIERS- Algerian novelist Waciny Laredj announced the publication in June of his new translation of the novel “La Peste” (The Plague) by the French famous writer Albert Camus.

ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda chaired Thursday the inauguration ceremony of an exhibition of Arabic calligraphy, miniatures and illuminations that is held at the national Fine Arts Museum, in Algiers, until 28 May.

ALGIERS- Algerian visual artists Amina Zoubir and Hamza Bounoua will take part in the first arts fair of MENA (Middle East and North Africa), scheduled from 27 to 30 May in Paris, announced the event’s organizers.

ALGIERS- Three casts of works of art by famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) are being restored at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers where they have been in display since its opening, nearly one century ago.

ALGIERS - The Open-house day on the National Center for Prehistoric, Anthropological and Historical Research (CNRPAH), began Monday in Algiers. The tangible and intangible heritage Algeria possesses, the various scientific activities, the discoveries and achievements made by the Centre have been introduced to the public.

ALGIERS- “Thirty archaeological pieces,” extracted from the site of the fortuitous discovery of mosaic in the province of Jijel, have been transferred to the public museum, “Kotama,” to prevent them from further damage, said the Ministry of Culture and Arts in a statement.