{"id":36959,"date":"2025-12-18T16:13:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=36959"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:13:28","slug":"algeria-post-issues-new-stamp-honoring-arabic-language-and-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=36959","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Post Issues New Stamp Honoring Arabic Language and Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, Algeria \u2013 December 18, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Algeria Post announced today the issuance of a new postage stamp commemorating the inaugural edition of the President of the Republic&#8217;s Prize for Literature and the Arabic Language. The announcement coincided with the celebration of International Arabic Language Day and the awards ceremony for the prestigious literary prize.<\/p>\n<p>The central director of the Directorate of Stamps and Philately at Algeria Post, Siham Bouazara, stated that the issuance of the stamp is &#8220;a confirmation of the status of the Arabic language and a celebration of national creativity.&#8221; She emphasized the importance of recognizing and promoting the Arabic language, a cornerstone of Algerian identity and culture.<\/p>\n<p>The new stamp, measuring 90 by 50 millimeters, will be available in sheets and accompanied by a descriptive card in four languages, a commemorative envelope, and a first-day-of-issue cancellation mark. Algeria Post confirmed that the stamp will be available for purchase at all main post offices across the country.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative underscores the Algerian government&#8217;s commitment to supporting and promoting the Arabic language and literature, recognizing its vital role in preserving national heritage and fostering intellectual and artistic expression. The stamp serves as a tangible symbol of this commitment and a tribute to the authors and scholars who contribute to the richness and vitality of Arabic culture in Algeria.<\/p>\n<p><em>The issuance of this commemorative stamp is expected to be popular amongst philatelists and those interested in Algerian culture and literature.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, Algeria \u2013 December 18, 2025 \u2013 Algeria Post announced today the issuance of a new postage stamp commemorating the inaugural edition of the President of the Republic&#8217;s Prize for Literature and the Arabic Language. The announcement coincided with the celebration of Internat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36961,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36959\/revisions\/36961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}