Algeria’s oil and gas sector comprises 20 percent of its GDP. Tourism, by contrast, accounts for barely 0.1 percent. ( Learn about this ancient Saudi Arabian city working to attract more tourists .) ...

Also known as the Hoggar Mountains, the Ahaggar Plateau rises from the barren landscape of the Sahara in southern Algeria. Its highest peak, Mount Tahat, reaches 3,003 meters (9,852 feet).

Also known as the Hoggar Mountains, the Ahaggar Plateau rises from the barren landscape of the Sahara in southern Algeria. Its highest peak, Mount Tahat, reaches 3,003 meters (9,852 feet).

Also known as the Hoggar Mountains, the Ahaggar Plateau rises from the barren landscape of the Sahara in southern Algeria. Its highest peak, Mount Tahat, reaches 3,003 meters (9,852 feet).

These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable — and the world is unprepared.

In May 2018, a record 701 kilograms of cocaine were seized by customs authorities in the port of Oran, Algeria’s second largest city. The narcotics were found on board the Vega Mercury in a container ...

The Spring 2025 World Bank Economic Update highlights Algeria’s robust economic growth and decreasing inflation in 2024, while emphasizing the need to boost productivity in key sectors to achieve more ...

Algeria is poised to allow wider foreign ownership of mines as the gas-rich nation looks to boost production of minerals including phosphate, iron ore and lithium to diversify its economy.

Algeria’s National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) awarded five licenses following bids received for the Algeria Bid Round 2024, the first call for tender conducted ...

If we could put our planetary clock on fast forward, Earth’s surface would writhe with activity. Continents would scurry across the globe, oceans would open and close, and new mountains would ...