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Updated July 9, 2025

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Tipasa’s unique architecture and art are a blend of influences from throughout the Mediterranean, including Punic and Roman styles.

Algeria’s Ancient Melting Pot Faces an Uncertain Future

For more than a millennium, Tipasa was a symbol of cross-cultural exchange. Now the sea is coming for it.
by Gemma Tarlach
The Anopheles mosquito, the main carrier of malaria.

How Algeria and Argentina Became Officially Malaria-Free

Public health officials hope the success can be replicated.
by Evan Nicole Brown
Horace Vernet’s The Last Grenadier of Waterloo, contemplating his plight.

The French Conquest of Algeria Was Sick With Nostalgia

The long, dark, painful history of an everyday emotion.
by Matthew Taub
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