POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 31 · Aug 31, 2026, 1:20 PM
Algeria moves to restore death penalty for deliberate forest fires
Africanews [en] · north africa
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered the introduction of the death penalty for deliberately setting forest fires after a recent wave of blazes killed 12 people. The move comes as authorities investigate fires that erupted across several eastern provinces.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in Politics
POLITICSnowChad-France: what Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno came to negotiate with Emmanuel MacronJeune AfriquePOLITICSnowCabinet reshuffle in Mauritania: for Ghazouani, one step closer to a third term?Jeune AfriquePOLITICS37m agoHC grants bail to accused in Kavin caste killing caseThe HinduPOLITICS39m agoGeorgia shatters its day-one early voting record for a midtermThe Hill