Reports indicate that Saudi Arabia may invite Syria to participate at the upcoming Arab League summit in Riyadh next month. Syria was suspended from the 22-member League in 2011

The deal is set to revive the PLO as the sole representative body of all Palestinians, and calls for elections within a year in order to put up a joint fight against the Israeli occupation 

The workers will protest the rising prices of essential goods and commodities, as well as the gradually deteriorating economic and social situation in the country

According to media reports, the clemency orders issued on Sunday included the Hirak activists released from pre-trial detention last week on a provisional basis

Ghares was convicted on charges of insulting the president and harming national unity. He was sentenced to two years in prison in January

The independent journalist was arrested in March 2020 and charged with various serious offenses while he was covering the anti-establishment Hirak protests in Algeria

The decision by Algeria has worsened the already fraught diplomatic relations between the two countries. It also raises concerns about gas shortage and energy price rise in Europe, with predictions of high demand during the cold winter months

Prior to yesterday’s mass release, over 300 political prisoners were being detained by the Algerian government for supporting or participating in the anti-government Hirak protests or other opposition groups

According to Algerian human rights organizations, at least 300 people are currently in jail due to their participation in the Hirak protests

There are still close to 300 political detainees being held in prisons in Algeria. The president has indicated that more releases will take place in the days to come

He has been arrested on multiple charges, including for allegedly allegedly insulting president Abdelmadjid Tebboune 

The recently concluded legislative elections on June 12 saw no party win a majority in the parliament