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Algerian filmmakers have stepped up a campaign calling for their government to unlock promised state funds for cinema, warning that Algeria’s film industry is on its last legs following a near-year-long funding freeze.

Following her film, Their Algeria, documentarian Lina Soualem returns to her family once again for an in-depth look at its rich history. With Bye Bye Tiberias, Soualem focuses on several generations of women in her family, beginning with her mother, Succession star Hiam Abbass, who, as a young woman, left her home country of Palestine for France, where she still lives today. While Their Algeria followed the story of Soualem’s grandparents who decided to divorce after 62 years, Bye Bye Tiberias looks at what it means to leave your family and culture behind and the generational thread between women.

Palestinian-French actress Hiam Abbass and her filmmaker daughter Lina Soualem touch down at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday with documentary Bye Bye Tiberias.

Ellise Shafer “Barbie” has been banned in Algeria in its third week of release, according to Reuters. In a statement to the news site, an unnamed “official source” said that the film “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances” and “does not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs.” The news was first reported by local site 24H Algerie on Monday, which wrote that the North African country’s Ministry of Culture and Arts had asked theaters showing the film to immediately remove it from their schedules.

Algerian authorities have pulled runaway box office hit Barbie from local cinemas over its “damaging morals”.

Rangers are in early discussions over a move for Algerian star Ahmed Kendouci, although the Ibrox club would prefer an initial loan for the 23-year-old playmaker.

Google Earth user claims to have found compelling evidence that a UFO is buried in the desert in Alergia, with a video showing a mystery star-shaped land formation.In the clip, conspiracy theorist Scott C Waring explains what he believes the "alien" object is at the coordinates 29°14'25.N, 7°02'11."W.Showing the five-pointed star landform on his computer screen, he says: "On the edge of Algeria I found something that looks like a five-pointed UFO and it looks ancient.'It looks really, really ancient... is that incredible or what?'Showing a colour version of the screenshot, Scott continues: "When I sharpened it and enhanced it you could see that it's a five-pointed and there are dark areas over here and a big hump over it."It does look like an ancient spaceship that has landed and been buried over the millennia."Google Earth denotes the object as "H 666" which could mean it is a hill, and says it is a park in Oum El Assel, a sparsely populated town in the province of Tindouf.The video, posted on Scott's UFO Sightings Daily YouTube channel, impressed other truth-seekers who shared their own insights on the weird finding.One person commented: "Is it metallic and buried deep in the desert sand, I want to go to it and explore inside to see if there are any Extraterrestrial Aliens!""It almost looks like it’s moss growing around it as if it’s organic or biomechanical," suggested a second viewer.Someone else wrote: "Scott… If u look closely there are a couple of tunnels going into the hill.

Manchester City attacker Riyad Mahrez has expressed his disappointment after the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria bowed out in the Group Stage of their defence of the title.

West Ham have been handed a major selection boost for their Premier League top four run-in with Manchester United.

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has reacted to a question suggesting Riyad Mahrez didn't perform at his best during their disappointing African Cup of Nations campaign because he was released late by Manchester City.

Riyad Mahrez is heading back to Manchester City sooner than expected after Algeria's shock early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.

If Algeria's task this week wasn't already crystal clear, the sight of Ghana exiting the Africa Cup of Nations to minnows Comoros on Tuesday will have focussed their minds.

The Sahara Desert has seen a snowfall settle into the sand as temperatures dropped below freezing in a rare phenomenon.Ice and snow covered the dunes of the largest desert in the world, where temperatures as high as 58C have been recorded.Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured the stunning images of snow and ice covering the sand in the town of Ain Sefra in Algeria, January 18.Overnight temperatures plummeted, with the Algerian town charting lows of -2C (28F).The ice and snow that fell on the usually warm sand created stunning patterns after an unexpected sprinkling of snow covered the area.The snowy dusting is the fifth time in 42 years that the Algerian town has seen snow, with the last four occurrences in 2021, 2018, 2016 and decades ago in 1979.At around 3,000ft above sea level, Ain Serfa, known as The Gateway to the Desert, is surrounded by the Atlas Mountains.Covering most of Northern Africa, the Sahara Desert has gone through climate changes, temperature shifts and varying moisture levels over the past few hundred thousand years.Although the Sahara is very dry today, it is expected to become green again in about 15,000 years.Camels were gripped by the extreme temperatures of North Africa, seen surrounded by snow in the summer and winter months.Snow and ice in desert regions is unusual but not rare or obscure, especially now that January, one of the the coldest months for Algeria, is in full effect.Dramatic temperature drops in the past few years have seen snowfall in the North African region and in the Middle East too.January of 2021 and 2022 saw temperatures dip below freezing and both the Sahara Desert and Saudi Arabia were covered in snow.2018 was the third time Ain Serfa was coated in snow, and now the area

Algeria have confirmed Riyad Mahrez in their squad for the upcoming African Cup of Nations.

Hannibal Mejbri suffered heartbreak in the Arab Cup final as he and Tunisia were beaten in extra time by Algeria.

Manchester United players and staff have sent a good luck message to Hannibal Mejbri ahead of the Arab Cup final between Tunisia and Algeria.

Riyad Mahrez is closing in on a slice of history after his brace in Algeria’s 6-1 demolition of Niger in World Cup qualification.

The treacly sentiments on the brotherhood of man from the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony didn’t take long to vanish. On Friday, a judoka competitor from Algeria was suspended and sent home after withdrawing from the games by refusing to face an Israeli.

Ed Meza @edmezavarFor Berlin-based Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, traveling to Algeria in 2019 to visit his father’s homeland became an emotional journey that not only resulted in his latest work, the Cannes title “Mariner of the Mountains,” but also the documentary “Nardjes A.,” which premiered last year in Berlin.“Mariner of the Mountains,” which unspools in Special Screenings Friday, is Aïnouz’s most personal film since one of his earliest works, the 1993 short “Seams,” about his grandmother and her four sisters, “which was kind of the seeds of this film,” the director tells Variety.Aïnouz grew up in the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza, where he was raised by his mother and grandmother.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMounia Meddour, the director of the Cesar-winning film “Papicha” that also played to acclaim at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2019, will next direct “Houria,” an Algeria-set drama headlined by “Papicha” star Lyna Khoudri.Meddour, who is on the jury of this year’s Un Certain Regard, wrote the original screenplay for “Houria.”The film is set in contemporary Algeria and will star Khoudri (“The French Dispatch”) as a young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma. Following this personal tragedy, she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and finds a creative way to pursue her passion.

The FUT 21 TOTW 8 squad has been unveiled tonight (Wednesday), with Sadio Mane the highest-rated in-form.