Algeria Names Nadir Larbaoui Prime Minister

A protester holds up the Algerian flag during a rally - (File/AFP)
A protester holds up the Algerian flag during a rally - (File/AFP)
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Algeria Names Nadir Larbaoui Prime Minister

A protester holds up the Algerian flag during a rally - (File/AFP)
A protester holds up the Algerian flag during a rally - (File/AFP)

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named his cabinet director Nadir Larbaoui as the new prime minister, a statement from the presidency said, Reuters reported.

Larbaoui a former diplomat will replace Aymen BenAbderrahmane who was appointed in 2021, the statement added.



Israeli ‘Aggression’ Targets Syria’s Homs Countryside, State News Agency Says

 A man rides a motorbike past damaged buildings in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)
A man rides a motorbike past damaged buildings in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israeli ‘Aggression’ Targets Syria’s Homs Countryside, State News Agency Says

 A man rides a motorbike past damaged buildings in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)
A man rides a motorbike past damaged buildings in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Initial reports indicate that an Israeli "aggression" targeted two villages in northern and western areas of Syria's Homs province, the Syrian state news agency said on Tuesday.

Earlier, Syrian state television said blasts had been heard in the vicinity of Homs city and that the cause was under investigation.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel by Hamas-led fighters.