- Abdelouahab Aissaoui won the 13th edition of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel 'The Spartan Court'. With this, he has become the first Algerian citizen to win this prize. He won 50,000 US dollars (£39,950) prize money, as well as funding for the English translation of the novel.
- About Algeria,
Algeria is the 10th largest country in the world with an area of 2,381,741 square km. Besides, the largest country by area in the African Union and the Arab world. Algeria is bordered by Tunisia to the northeast, Libya to the east, Niger to the southeast, Mali, Mauritania, and the Western Saharan territory to the southwest, Morocco to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
i) Capital - Algiers.
ii) President - Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
iii) Prime Minister - Abdelaziz Djerad.
iv) Currency - Dinar (DZD).
Published On : 17 Apr 2020
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