Algérie Presse Service (APS)
Source Passport
DZ-M-00001-6
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- Legal name
- Algérie Presse Service
- Country
- Algeria
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 1961
- Editor-in-chief
- Samir Gaïd (Director General)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
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- Brand names Pending check
- Algérie Presse Service
- APS
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Avenue des frères Bouadou, Bir Mourad Rais, 16000 Alger
- Public contact email Pending check
- contact@aps.dz
2 sources
- Algérie Presse Service, 'L'Agence' (À propos de l'APS) page, read 2026-10-20 (name Algérie Presse Service; created 1 Dec 1961 in Tunis; public-service mission; Director General M. Gaid Samir, appointed by presidential decree, chairs the board of directors; address Avenue des frères Bouadou, Bir Mourad Rais, 16000 Alger; contact@aps.dz; X, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn accounts; APS Online, APS Videos, APS Photos services)
- State Media Monitor (Media and Journalism Research Center), profile 'Algérie Presse Service (APS)', published 19 Jun 2026, updated 22 Jun 2026, read 2026-10-20 (secondary: public establishment of industrial and commercial character (EPIC) under Executive Decree No. 91-105 of 20 April 1991; supervised by the Ministry of Communication; classified State-Controlled; DG Samir Gaïd since 28 Aug 2021, in post in 2026)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Ministry of Communication) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Ministry of Communication (Algeria) (supervising ministry; DG appointed by presidential decree)
2 sources
- Algérie Presse Service, 'L'Agence' (À propos de l'APS) page, read 2026-10-20 (name Algérie Presse Service; created 1 Dec 1961 in Tunis; public-service mission; Director General M. Gaid Samir, appointed by presidential decree, chairs the board of directors; address Avenue des frères Bouadou, Bir Mourad Rais, 16000 Alger; contact@aps.dz; X, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn accounts; APS Online, APS Videos, APS Photos services)
- State Media Monitor (Media and Journalism Research Center), profile 'Algérie Presse Service (APS)', published 19 Jun 2026, updated 22 Jun 2026, read 2026-10-20 (secondary: public establishment of industrial and commercial character (EPIC) under Executive Decree No. 91-105 of 20 April 1991; supervised by the Ministry of Communication; classified State-Controlled; DG Samir Gaïd since 28 Aug 2021, in post in 2026)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X x.com/APS_Algerie Facebook facebook.com/algeriepresseservice YouTube youtube.com/@APSDZALGERIEPRESSESERVICE LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/algeriepresseservice/
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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