'Le Temps : Time', a new French daily newspaper in Algeria

A new daily newspaper in french, named "Le Temps", made his appearance Monday at newsstands in Algeria with "the modest claim to build an already rich media landscape," wrote the editor in a letter to readers in the first number.

•     Le Tepms is "a daily general, modern, with emphasis of current information, such as Gaza today or about sports tomorrow," said to the AFP Djamel Kaouane, the director of publication.
  
      "But it will also be relevant to local subjects," he added Kaouane.
  
      He clarified that the time was "apolitical", "without prejudice" and do not support any party: "Our priority is information," he said.
  
      In his letter to readers, the publisher emphasizes that this new medium will be an open space to the society, to its pulsations. It is the privileged witness of the new Algeria, facts and people who make its news. Objectivity, thoroughness and information will be our priesthood. "
  
      Property of the industrial Ali Haddad, PGD of the construction enterprise ETRHB, Le Temps has been printed in 40,000 copies for its first issue in 24 pages decorated with many photos.
  
      "The tanks on the periphery of Ghaza" the "16th day of the Israeli aggression," headline of the newspaper, recalling that Algeria celebrates 12 January Yennayer, Berber New Year.
  
    Two pages are devoted to Louisa Hanoune, Secretary General of the Labor Party (Trotskyste), candidate for the presidential election scheduled for early April.
  
    There are more than thirty newspapers that make the Algerian press both in French or Arabic.
      
  Ennahar/ M. O.