Luca Zidane Cleared to Represent Algeria in International Football ALGIERS — FIFA has officially granted Granada goalkeeper Luca Zinedine Zidane permission to play for Algeria, the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) confirmed on Friday. The decision, recorded on FIFA’s change of association platform, allows Zidane to switch allegiance from France, where he represented the national team […]
Immigration Judge Orders Deportation of Khalil to Algeria or Syria In a ruling dated September 12, Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ordered that Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the United States, be deported to Algeria—or to Syria. The judge’s order criticized Khalil’s green card application, stating that the omission of certain information “was not an […]
Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika died on Friday at the age of 84, according to the presidency, more than two years after stepping down in the face of mass protests and the army. Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s independence war, ruled the North African country for two decades before stepping down in April 2019 following […]