ALGIERS-Algeria has made "significant" efforts to fulfill its international commitments under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and has been able to gradually get rid of ozone-depleting substances (ODS), Minister of Environment, Samia Moualfi said Wednesday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Algeria) have signed partnerships with seven Algerian groups, as part of the European Solidarity Response to Covid-19 in Algeria, on awareness campaigns on vaccination and preventive measures, the EU delegation said Wednesday in a statement.

ALGIERS-The number of locally manufactured pharmaceutical products has reached 1,102 on the list of international non-proprietary names (INN) while the number of exclusively imported products amounts to 247, Secretary General of the Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry, Drifa Khoudir announced Monday.

ALGIERS- The government, in its action plan presented Monday by Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane at the People's National Assembly (lower house of parliament), intends to improve the quality of teaching through deep educational reform," the increase in the number of researchers and the rise of the number of teachers in universities.

ALGIERS- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Aïmene Benabderrahmane has adjusted the partial lockdown hours (from 22:00 to 5:00) in 31 provinces, starting from Tuesday, September 14th, as part of the measures to manage the health crisis relating to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Prime Minister's office said Monday in a statement.

ALGIERS- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Aïmene Benabderrahmane said Monday that the revival of the pharmaceutical industry has led to a reduction in the import bill, with an expectation to save 500 million dollars in 2021 and maintain the momentum in the coming years.

ALGIERS-The liquid oxygen production company Linde Gas Algerie announced Sunday in a statement that its oxygen production had jumped by 33% since July in order to meet the high demand of health institutions.

ALGIERS- Air Force aircraft landed Friday evening at the airbase of Boufarik, Blida, carrying three million doses of Covid-19 vaccine acquired from China, the ministry of National Defence said Saturday in a statement.

ALGIERS- The ministry of Health said it has received a new batch of three million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the ministry said in a statement.

SETIF- The student Chahla Badrouh from the municipality of Beida Bordj (South of Setif) won the gold medal at the International robotics industry competition (2020-2021), organized remotely last August in South Korea, according to the results unveiled recently.