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Algeria Press Service

International news agency headquartered in Algiers

International news agency headquartered in Algiers

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type*Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial* (EPIC)
industryNews agency
foundedin Tunis, Tunisia
hq_locationBouadou Brothers Avenue, Bir Mourad Rais
hq_location_cityAlgiers
hq_location_countryAlgeria
area_servedWorldwide
productsNews
ownerGovernment of Algeria
num_employees460
divisionsSee complete list
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the Algerian international news agency

In 2023, APS added a Russian-language information service, expanding its broadcast languages from the existing five (Arabic, Tamazight in three scripts, French, English, Spanish) to six. A Chinese service is reportedly in development. APS is subordonated to the dépendant du ministère de l’Information of Algeria. Director General of APS is Samir Gaid.

History

Algeria Press Service was created on December 1, 1961 in Tunis, in the wake of the Algerian War of Independence to be the flagship of the Algerian Revolution and the nation's standard-bearer on the global media scene. As a strong supporter of the November 1954 Revolution, APS settled soon after the cease-fire at the historic Casbah of Algiers, the centre of the resistance during the war. The agency was preparing for the post-war period, i.e. reconstruction of the country, and consolidation of national sovereignty.

Following independence, APS headquarters temporarily settled in a maisonette at Krim Belkacem Boulevard in Algiers, improving its editorial office. They began establishing their network throughout the country and acquiring their first technical equipment. With it, the agency began operating as a public service broadcasting network. In the meantime, it started training journalists, technicians and operators.

On April 1, 1963, the agency, which moved to a building at Che Guevara Boulevard where it stayed for over thirty years, began telegraphic news broadcasting. It got connected with other world news agencies. It also extended its network of regional bureaus and invested in its representations abroad. Its expanding photography service at the time enabled APS to distribute images of Algeria's broad reconstruction process, using the Belino System.

On November 19, 1985, APS became an Établissement public à caractère économique et à vocation socio-culturelle. Transformed on April 20, 1991 into an Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC). In January 1993, the agency moved to its new headquarters in Kouba. It became involved in new technologies on January 1, 1994, when it launched its first computerised editorial office. On April 25, 1995, it started delivering its news automatically.

On February 18, 1998, APS inaugurated its official website, having been hosted the previous year by the Research Center in Scientific and Technical Information (CERIST). On July 5, 1998, both of the agency's pages in Arabic and the agency's online product, APS Online, were launched. This marked the starting-point of a new stage that would position the agency among the world leaders of news and communication. In November of the same year, it launched its broadcast via satellite, which would help the agency diversify its service range.

Starting January 1, 2009, APS covers all the Algerian territory.

Divisions

Regional directorates

At the regional level, the news is collected by a network of correspondents gathered around 4 regional directorates and covering all the country:

Regional directorateBased inAffiliated cities
Central Regional ManagementBlidaTipaza, Boumerdès, Tizi Ouzou, Béjaïa, Bouira, Djelfa, Aïn Defla and Médéa
Eastern Regional DirectorateConstantineBatna, Annaba, Skikda, Jijel, Oum El Bouaghi, Tébessa, Souk Ahras, El Taref, Mila, Khenchela, Biskra, Guelma, Sétif, M'Sila and Bordj Bou Arréridj
Western Regional DirectorateOranTlemcen, Saïda, Sidi Bel Abbès, Mostaganem, Tiaret, Tissemsilt, Aïn Témouchent, Relizane, Mascara and Chlef
Southern Regional DirectorateOuarglaAdrar, Tamanrasset, Illizi, Tindouf, Naâma, Laghouat, Béchar, Ghardaïa, El Oued and El Bayadh
OverseasAlgiersWashington, Moscow, Paris, London, Brussels, Rome,
Madrid, Cairo, Rabat, Tunis, Amman and Dakar

Notes

References

References

  1. "About Us (Arabic)". Federation of Arab News Agencies.
  2. "launch of a new Russian-language information service".
  3. "Le ministre de la communication effectue une visite au siège de l'APS".
  4. "Alger qualifie France 24 de « chaîne poubelle » pilotée par l’Élysée".
  5. (2025-10-01). "Algerian Press Service Launches English-Language News Ticker - DZWatch".
  6. "Country profile - Algeria". Journalism Network.
  7. "About APS".
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