Al-Qaeda’s branch in North Africa has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing against security forces in Algeria’s eastern Kabylie region, the SITE monitoring group said.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed in a website posting that Sunday’s attack on a security barracks at a village near the city of Tizi Ouzou had killed and wounded at least 36 people, SITE reported on Wednesday.

A decision to close the Guantanamo Bay prison is admirable, though the forced repatriation of an Algerian is a concern, U.N. representatives said.

Algerian Aziz Abdul Naji failed last week to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that he should be allowed to stay at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. He said he would be tortured or killed by militants or government forces in Algeria if he was repatriated.

Algeria’s official news service says 14 people have been killed in a road crash in the North African country’s desert.

The APS agency says 11 people were injured. The crash occurred late Tuesday or early Wednesday, More >

That was a thrilling end to the U.S.-Algeria match, wasn’t it? Thank goodness the losing team didn’t take it too hard. Here’s Algerian forward Rafik Saifi, 35, who was so mad after his team’s 1-0 loss that he could just slap someone … and so he did. After exiting the field earlier today, More >

Mali has invited Algerian forces to pursue into its territory al Qaeda insurgents sought for the killing of 11 Algerian paramilitary police, a military source in the West African state said on Thursday.

While Algeria is unlikely to take up the offer it could be a sign of growing readiness among Saharan states to cooperate in the fight against militants in a thinly-policed desert zone which experts say al Qaeda wants to use as a new battleground.

Tears streaked the faces of many players and fans as Algeria’s World Cup quest ended on Wednesday (June 23rd) with a 1-0 first-round loss to the United States.

At the final whistle, the Greens looked exhausted and inconsolable. Some wept, others were on the ground. But in a last show of pride, they rose to their feet to applaud the thousands of fans who had made the trip to South Africa to support them.

Algeria players took a trip to a crocodile sanctuary this week to warm up for their clash with England tonight – and the visit appears to have put some extra snap and aggression into their game plan.

England were yesterday warned by defender Madjid Bougherra to expect a kicking tonight, with the Algerians aiming to make it a “physical battle first”.

Algeria players took a trip to a crocodile sanctuary this week to warm up for their clash with England tonight – and the visit appears to have put some extra snap and aggression into their game plan.

England were yesterday warned by defender Madjid Bougherra to expect a kicking tonight, with the Algerians aiming to make it a “physical battle first”.

This will be the first-ever meeting between Algeria and Slovenia.

Algeria are unbeaten in their two opening matches at World Cups, beating West Germany 2-1 in 1982 and drawing 1-1 with Northern Ireland in 1986.

Algeria are the only team to More >