Two thrilling quarterfinals await A very late winner against DR Congo in the round of 16 clash on Tuesday means that Algeria will now face Nigeria in the quarterfinals of Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. It was super sub Adil Boulbina who made sure the tie wouldn’t be decided on penalties, as his thunderous […]

2 months ago

Terrible news. Three people have been left dead and more than 70 injured after falling from the stands in a football stadium in Algeria. The disaster occurred today in a goalless game between NC Magra and MC Alger in Algiers, the country’s capital. The game resulted in the latter defending their league title. Local media […]

9 months ago

The Algerian boxer was the most talked about athlete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Imane Khelif, the Algerian athlete at the centre of the Olympic eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment. The 25-year-old comfortably overcame her Chinese rival in Friday night’s final to […]

1 year ago

The Algerian fighter comfortably overcame her Chinese rival in last night’s final. Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris games, became an Olympic champion last night after winning welterweight gold. The 25-year-old broke down in tears as the medal was placed around her neck, and she described […]

1 year ago

They have backed their fighter with a strongly-worded statement. The Algerian Olympic Committee have released an emphatic statement in defence of boxer Imane Khelif. Khelif’s qualification for the Olympics has been criticised by many on social media, after a DNA test conducted last year at the Women’s World Championships revealed that she had the XY […]

1 year ago

He was found ‘in a hole in a sheep’s pen’ A man who went missing when he was aged 17 following an alleged kidnapping has been found alive in his neighbour’s house almost three decades later. Named as Omar Bin Omran, the man went missing in the city of Djelfa, Algeria, 27 years ago. One […]

2 years ago