The Deputy Speaker of the Algerian Parliament pointed out that the normalization of the countries of the region with the Zionist regime is only at the government level and said that we consider Israel a colonialist that can never be a part of the Arab world.

Establishment insider Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in Thursday as Algeria's new president, a week after winning elections marred by mass protests and record abstention.

Announcement carried by state media comes amid mass demonstrations against ailing leader's plan to extend 20-year rule.

The Movement of Society for Peace, Algeria’s largest Islamic party, has officially nominated its leader to run in the country’s presidential election in April.