Algeria's newly appointed president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui on Thursday and chosen Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum to act as interim head of government pending the appointment of a permanent prime minister, media reported

Former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was officially sworn in as Algerian president on Thursday at the People's Palace in the capital of Algiers before the parliament and senior officials

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud congratulated Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday on winning the presidential race in Algeria, the state Saudi news agency said

Moscow hopes to strengthen relations with Algeria following the latter's announcement of the new president, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday