Elkhabar is a daily newspaper in Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

 published seven days a week in the tabloid format. It's one of the most widely read Algerian newspapers.

El Khabar's web service publishes selected news in Arabic and French

French language

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, with a minor section in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, though often poorly translated.

History

After the fall of Algeria's one-party system in 1988, which had until then tightly controlled the press a group of young journalist issued the first edition on 1 November 1990.

Political views and controversies

The paper is independent and has no party affiliation. The paper's critical reporting has resulted in numerous run-ins with the Algerian government, which on a couple of occasions has sent reporters and editors to jail. El Khabar and its staff was also threatened and attacked by Islamist insurgents during Algeria's long and vicious civil war, which began in 1992.

External links

• The Official website.
• The English edition.