ALGIERS- The UNHCR representative in Algeria, Agostino Mulas, on Monday launched a call for greater support for the Sahrawi refugees and the most vulnerable people living among the community of refugees, adding that the support of these people "is needed more than ever."

ALGIERS- The winners of the Algiers’ Quran Recitation and Psalmody Prize, and the National Contest for the Holy Quran Young Reciters have been honored during a ceremony chaired Saturday by Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad, in the Abdelatif-Rahal International Conference Center (Algiers).

ALGIERS- Household waste made during the current month of Ramadan has increased by 10%. The average recorded in the previous months of 2021 is estimated at 1.12 million tonnes per month, said a study conducted by the National Waste Agency (AND).

ALGIERS- Five people were killed over the last twenty-four hours in Medea and M'sila, as a result of the bad weather and rainfall affecting several provinces, the Civil Protection Department said Tuesday in a statement.

ALGIERS- The Civil society shouldn’t be partisan, but should instead be an intermediary to bring the concerns of the population’s different sections to the public authorities, head of the Algerian Red Crescent (CRA) Saida Benhabiles said Monday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- The public authorities are paying "special" attention to improving the professional, material and social conditions of workers in various sectors, despite the difficult economic and financial conditions Algeria is going through, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said during a government meeting held Wednesday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- Minister of Water Resources Mustapha Kamel Mihoubi said Monday in Algiers that water wastage in 2021 has increased to 45%, stressing the need for a special plan to fight against leaks and illegal connections to the water supply network.

ALGIERS- More than 5,000 road accidents resulting in 670 deaths and 7747 injuries were recorded nationwide during the first quarter of 2021, the National Delegation for Road Safety (DNSR) announced on Monday.

ALGIERS- Minister of Religious Affairs and Wakfs, Youcef Belmehdi said Sunday in Algiers that the Algerian digital platform "Miqraa," officially launched, will be destined for the national community abroad and for those who wish to learn the Quran in the Sahel countries and in Africa.

ALGIERS - The General Directorate of National Police (DGSN) organized, Thursday, an awareness campaign about the dangers of speeding just before fast-breaking time.