A key demand of the Algerian hostage takers is the release of a Pakistani mother-of-three currently serving an 86-year sentence in a US prison. So why has her case gone virtually unmentioned in the mainstream media? Journalist Yvonne Ridley... Read more
By Iqbal Tamimi The National Union of Algerian journalists announced Tuesday, 26 June 2012, that the court of Annaba (600 km east of Algiers) sentenced a female journalist working at the regional newspaper (Akher Saa) “The last... Read more
By Iqbal Tamimi The fact that the majority of the new parliamentary seats in Algeria have been won by the ruling party has raised suspicions by the opposition. But this seems not to be the only problem the party is... Read more
By Iqbal Tamimi The 30 years old Algerian hip-hop dancer, Sofia Boutella, French, of Algerian origins caused a great deal of controversy and outrage on social networks among Algerians for participating in what has been described as... Read more