Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on the first-ever papal visit and called for peace in all nations to prevail, in a trip ...

Algerian authorities and archaeologists are now pushing to get the Jeddars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the ...

A monument commemorating Ottoman-era sailor Oruc Reis was inaugurated in northwestern Algeria on Tuesday, according to Turkish official sources. The monument was built in Chabat El Laham district of ...

Built with the nation's vast oil wealth, the monument on the Bay of Algiers will be the world's third biggest mosque and Africa's largest, also boasting the tallest minaret anywhere at 265 metres (870 ...

At his first public event in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV visited the Martyrs’ Monument, “Maqam Echahid,” which commemorates those who lost their lives in the Algerian War for Independence in 1954-1962.

In his first speech in Algiers, Pope Leo paid tribute to victims of the country's 1954-1962 war of independence from France and called for "forgiveness". The remarks came amid heightened tensions ...

Dating back centuries, Algeria's pyramid tombs are unique relics of an ancient era but a dearth of research has left the Jeddars shrouded in mystery. The 13 monuments, whose square stone bases are ...