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   Premier struggles to find alternatives to Qatari LNG shipments curtailed by Iran war

   New tensions with the UAE, France, Russia and Israel have jolted authoritarian regime

   Traders had been expecting cartel to postpone plan to boost output

   Incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who won a landslide victory, and his two rivals cite irregularities in official figures

   Victory widely expected in country where polls are choreographed to ensure army’s chosen candidate wins

   Algiers lashes out at Paris for backing plan for Morocco to take sovereignty over the disputed territory

   Blistering heat across Mediterranean region spreads to dry and mountainous parts of north Africa

   A five-day journey deep into Algeria’s Hoggar range culminates at the summit retreat where Christian hermits maintain a desert vigil

   Ihsane El-Kadi’s Radio M hosted opposition figures and openly discussed the country’s political situation

   Authorities shut Radio M internet station, viewed as the country’s last remaining media outlet for free speech

   French president takes trip to smooth diplomatic tensions, accompanied by 90-strong delegation

   Growing tension over contested territory of Western Sahara leads to trade ban with Madrid

   Europe looks to north Africa as it tries to reduce its dependence on Moscow’s supply

   Algiers threatens to cut off supplies this month in response to moves by newly assertive Rabat

   Algiers stops overflights used by France in its campaign against Islamist insurgents in the Sahel

   Algeria plans to shut down pipeline that passes through Morocco to Spain

   Guerrilla commander who fought France’s occupation of Algeria and later produced and starred in The Battle of Algiers

   Independence veteran who helped end political violence but was ousted by public weary of corruption and sinking economy

   Algeria had last refinery in the world and has now exhausted its supplies

   Many had hoped for change after overthrow of president but analysts warn of economic crisis

   Algerian-born Kaouther Adimi’s story of a literary hub’s early days and its later demise can feel a little disjointed

   France’s Stora report on the country’s occupation of Algeria shows that the colonised also need to face up to their past

   Macron establishes memories and truth commission’, while Algiers awaits full apology

   Low turnout for plebiscite signals scepticism about regime’s commitment to reform