ALGIERS-Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda on Thursday launched a workshop to reform the art market under the reform of the culture sector.

ORAN- The dean of Algerian visual artists, Leila Ferhat, died Tuesday at the age of 81 following a long disease, her relatives said.

ALGIERS- Algeria commemorates today the centenary of the birth of one of the founding fathers of the French-speaking Algerian literature Mohamed Dib who highlighted through his works the Algerian personality and called for the liberation of his country and people, seeking to make Algeria present in the Algerians’ literature.

ALGIERS-President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed presidential decrees, published in the Official Journal No. 40, awarding medals of national merit of the rank of "Achir" to the recently deceased Sheikh of Malouf Kaddour Darsouni, and to the actor Athmane Ariouet.

ALGIERS - " The salt of all oblivion," the new novel of Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra will be published soon in Algeria and in several other countries, the author said in a post on his Facebook page.

ALGIERS- Short films “Le vieux kalbelouz” by Imene Ayadi and “Kayen wela makanche” by Kada Abdalah participate in the 13th Short Film Festival “Les Nuits MED,” scheduled in Porto Vecchio-Lecci and Ajaccio (South of France) from 16 to 26 July, announced the event’s organizers.

ALGIERS - The feature film "Abou Leila," by Algerian director Amine Sidi Boumediène, will be screened this Wednesday in cinemas across France, announced the film's distributor on its website.

ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda chaired Tuesday, in Algiers, a meeting which brought together the directors of some institutions to examine ways to support artists during the period of lockdown, the ministry said in a statement.

ALGIERS- A total of 2,795 artists benefited from a financial aid as part of the support operation to the people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, said the National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights (ONDA) in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda, chaired Wednesday the installation ceremony of the committee responsible for evaluating the works of candidates to the "Ali Maachi Prize," said the Ministry of Culture in a statement.