Algerian president appoints new prime minister

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has appointed Sifi Ghrieb as the country's new prime minister and asked him to form a new government. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed Sifi Ghrieb as the country's new prime minister on Sunday and formally asked him to form a new government, a presidential statement said. Ghrieb, who was the industry minister, had been serving as acting prime minister since Tebboune ended the tenure of Nadir Larbaoui last month.