This is Beirut, 26/11 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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“If there’s the will,” reconciliation between Algiers and Paris “can move very fast,” says French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in an interview with AFP. According to him, Algerians “are eager for peace” with France. Released on November 12 after nearly a year in detention in Algeria, the novelist says it is up to leaders in both ...
This is Beirut, 24/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In his first public remarks since being freed by Algeria and returning to France, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Sunday that he had always sought “reconciliation” between the two countries, while acknowledging that diplomatic sensitivities still constrain what he can say. Imprisoned in Algeria for a year over comments he made ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 22:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In recent weeks, France appears to be cautiously reopening a door long left ajar. In early November, the new Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, said he had received an invitation from his Algerian counterpart, a gesture that has yet to be officially confirmed. In Paris, it is regarded as a quiet sign of goodwill. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister ...
This is Beirut, 10/11 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Steinmeier's office said he had asked Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to pardon Sansal as "a humanitarian gesture." "Given Sansal's advanced age and fragile health condition," Steinmeier also "offered Sansal's relocation to Germany and subsequent medical care in our country." A pardon for Sansal ...
This is Beirut, 13/10 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been imprisoned in Algeria for nearly a year, has been elected to the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium, the Academy’s permanent secretary Yves Namur told AFP on Sunday. “Boualem Sansal embodies the creative spirit of the writer, which is inseparable from the freedom it ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal has opposed his nomination for the 2025 Sakharov Prize by the far-right group in the European Parliament led by Jordan Bardella (RN), his publisher Gallimard confirmed on Monday. The group Patriots for Europe (PfE), which has 85 members of the European Parliament, put forward Sansal’s name for the annual ...
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Algeria Kabyle salt harvesting heritage
In Algeria’s Kabyle mountains, villagers keep a centuries-old salt harvesting tradition alive, passing their craft from one generation to the next.
This is Beirut, 29/07 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun began a two-day official visit to Algeria on Tuesday, highlighting the long-standing solidarity between the two countries and expressing Lebanon’s gratitude for Algeria’s consistent support during times of crisis. Speaking upon his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, President Aoun recalled ...
This is Beirut, 10/07 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Several cultural figures, including the president of the Avignon Festival, paid tribute on Wednesday to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who was sentenced to five years in prison in Algeria. The tribute took place during an evening of readings from his works, AFP observed. The 80-year-old author has been imprisoned in Algeria for over seven ...
This is Beirut, 01/07 16:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained ties with France. Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over comments made to a French media outlet. The appeals ...
This is Beirut, 01/07 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over comments made to a ...
This is Beirut, 21/05 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed in Algeria for six months, was awarded the international Cino del Duca Prize on Wednesday. The French literary prize honors "the strength of a writer who (...) continues to make their free voice heard." Recognized for his entire body of work, Boualem Sansal joins the ranks of past laureates like Andrei ...