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Algeria sacks Beirut ambassador after he called Trump 'deranged'
The statements, widely seen as an embarrassment, come at a time of improving US-Algerian relations [Getty] Algeria has terminated the mission of its ambassador to Lebanon, Kamel Bouchama, days after he made remarks insulting US President Donald...

Minister of Culture receives Director of Tindouf province Cultural Center and Commissioner of National Monodrama and Theatrical Arts Festival
Shaheed El-Hafed, October 2, 2025 (SPS) - The Minister of Culture, Mr. Moussa Selma, received today, Wednesday, Mr. Ardis Ben Haddid, the Director of the Cultural Center in Tindouf province and the Commissioner of the National Monodrama and...

Muslim police group: Met Police racism scandal causes ‘significant anger and hurt’
As the Metropolitan Police scrambles to address a major racism scandal, a Muslim police group has stated that the shocking findings of a BBC documentary have caused “significant anger, hurt, and concern” among Muslim police officers and the wider...

Riots: Algerian Analyst Oualid Kebir Accuses Algeria of Plotting Against Morocco
Rabat – Algerian political analyst Oualid Kebir has accused Algeria’s regime of orchestrating “vile schemes” targeting Morocco’s security and stability. Kebir, who lives in Morocco, said that there is a “proven involvement’ of Algeria’s regime...

Culture BitesHejaz railway revival: a healing track for the region
This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews tell the story of the famous Hejaz railway, as Turkey, Syria and Jordan prepare to bring a section of it back to life. Back in the 1900s, Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire...
BBC exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside UK Police
Warning: This story contains details of racism and abuse. An undercover investigation inside a UK Police station has exposed the hidden culture of misogyny and racism. The BBC, filming at a central London police station, showed officers dismissing...

Met chief says he will not resign over ‘vile’ BBC footage of toxic police culture
The Metropolitan police commissioner has said he will not resign after secretly filmed footage revealed racist, misogynistic and violent behaviour and views at a police station known for its toxic culture for more than three years. Sir Mark Rowley...

Israeli warship intimidates humanitarian activists sailings towards Gaza
AN ISRAELI warship attempted to intimidate unarmed civilians sailing towards Gaza with humanitarian aid early this morning, the activist group behind the effort said. “One of our lead vessels, Alma, was aggressively circled by an Israeli warship...

Muslim Brotherhood’s Fading Empire and Its Dangerous Heirs
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury For decades, the Muslim Brotherhood has loomed large in the Western imagination, often described as the ideological mothership of global Islamism. To many policymakers in Washington, London, or Brussels, the name alone...

Algerian teens’ Spanish ‘adventure’ sparks soul-searching on migration
TUNIS - Viral TikTok videos showing seven Algerians teenagers arriving by boat in Spain have sparked debate over rising youth migration in a country where half the population is estimated to be under 30. The clips, originating in early September,...

Starmer’s slogans over immigration mess won’t stop the boats… it’s absurd to think he will actually do anything
SIR Keir Starmer is right about one thing. Our inability to deport illegals comes mainly from our own courts, not from the European Convention on Human Rights. 5 PM Keir Starmer's sloganising over Britain's immigration mess won't stop the...

Police officers who ‘called for immigrants to be shot’ exposed in sting
Police officers at a central London station allegedly called for immigrants to be shot and bragged about using excessive force against suspects in custody.The head of the Metropolitan Police has condemned the “reprehensible and completely...

Charing Cross Police station scandal: Who are the officers caught on camera?
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Met Police officers called for immigrants to be shot, bragged about using violence against suspects and dismissed a woman’s rape...

Police officers secretly filmed calling for immigrants to be shot and bragging about violence
Stock image of a police officer Police officers have been secretly filmed making racist comments and bragging about violence used against suspects. Footage was gathered undercover for a BBC Panorama documentary of officers based at Charing Cross...

Muslim World League Welcomes Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received on Tuesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the credentials...

Unmasked: Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside Met Police
Adrian PolglaseBBC Panorama and Joseph Lee ShareSave Sgt Joe McIlvenny was filmed dismissing an alleged rape victim's testimony Serving Metropolitan Police officers called for immigrants to be shot, revelled in the use of force and were dismissive...

UK government signals climbdown on Islamophobia rule
The British government has been urged to be “bold and brave” in outlawing Islamophobia after it signalled that it would back down on the proposal. With almost two out of five religious hate crimes committed against Muslims in Britain there has...

Shura delegation visits Algeria for legislative experience
Algiers: A delegation from the General Secretariat of the Shura Council visited the People’s National Assembly and the Council of the Nation in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. The visit aimed to strengthen administrative cooperation...

Algerian Gen Z Looking to Revive 2019 Hirak Movement
Rabat – Converging reports in Algeria are buzzing about potential youth-led demonstrations in protest of economic and political deadlock. Viral social media posts show a poster, where Gen Z from that group of young Algerian activists under the...

Yemen appreciates Algeria's Support for Palestinian Cause
Sana'a - Saba: The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Abdul Wahid Abu Ras, sent a letter to the Algerian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, in which he affirmed that Yemen appreciates Algeria's commendable stance...