Algeria death penalty for deliberate forest fires: Tebboune has given the justice minister until 15 September to amend the penal code after 12 deaths.

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.…

Algeria declared three days of mourning after wildfires killed 12 people and injured dozens. Authorities said 46 fires remained active, with 54 people hospitalised for burns,…