In 2000, the Casbah Foundation, in cooperation with the then-governor of Algiers, Cherif Rahmani, an ardent preservationist, undertook the most ambitious project yet to save the old city.

No matter how glamorous Charles Boyer made it seem, the Casbah in Algiers is a squalid slum overpopulated by 80,000 natives, where pimps and petty thieves dart about labyrinthian alleyways, secret ...

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of ‘The Blond Boy from the Casbah’ showing July 11-16 at Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

The ancient synagogue in the Casbah of Algiers, capital of Algeria, desecrated and wrecked inside the old walls, was taken over by anti-French rebels in the Casbah as the headquarters of the ...

Al Jazeera meets a leather-worker struggling to keep his centuries-old craft alive in the heart of Algeria's famous Casbah neighbourhood.

A French journalist is facing seven years in prison in Algeria over an interview with a soccer official accused of ties to a banned separatist movement, in a case rights groups say criminalizes ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (RNS) — 'We wanted to help give them a spot where they can reunite, play together and perform together in public,' one organizer said of the El Medrab gallery.

Set along the Mediterranean coast, Algiers blends historic grandeur with contemporary energy. White-washed buildings reflect its unique character, while the Casbah’s narrow alleys and ancient ...

The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in ...

This story describes a series of events in Algiers, which took place during my service there and led to a strange coincidence that only my father could explain. The 117 Light Ack Ack (anti ...

From trendy matcha spots to historical landmarks, here are our favourite places in Algeria's coastal capital for a caffeine ...