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French President Emmanuel Macron endorses the ultimatum issued by Prime Minister Bayrou to Algeria over its failure to take its nationals violating French laws. Speaking to the press, Macron said the 1968 deals giving Algerians preferential treatment in entering and settling in France needed a review, adding that the safety of the French people was […]
France gave Algeria six weeks to take its nationals sent back for violating French laws or else deals, such as the 1968 deals offering Algerians preferential treatment in settling and working in France, will be declared null and void. The ultimatum was issued by French prime minister François Bayrou after Algiers rejected three of its […]
The Algeria-backed polisario armed militias have been hit with a fresh blow after Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish separatist group PKK, called on his outlawed movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. “Convene your congress and make a […]
France announced visa restrictions targeting Algerian “dignitaries” at a context of worsening bilateral relations, as Algeria continues to reject individuals ordered to leave France. A showdown went on for months between Algeria and France, since Paris declared its full support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Algeria has weaponized migration and rejected to take its […]
The arrest of novelist Boualem Sansal took place three months ago against the backdrop of worsening ties between Algeria and France, following Paris recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Through this arrest, the Algerian regime sent three messages to Sansal, France and Algerians, wrote former French ambassador Xavier Driencourt. In his first op-ed on […]
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau said his country would impose sanctions on Air Algerie, as Algeria continues to reject individuals expelled by France on grounds of violating French laws. Algeria has so far rejected three of its own nationals who were living illegally in France and who were involved in criminal activity. The latest episode […]
The Algerian beleaguered regime has crossed a new line in abomination in its repressive measures against all dissenting voices. Its latest absurdity showed when it demanded that French writer Boualem Sansal, jailed since November, changes his lawyer by a “non-Jewish” attorney. This outrageous blackmail illustrates, if need be, the reckless drift of the current government. […]
The President has been deployed himself at what appears as a life or death election for the position of “deputy” African Union commission chairperson, which was won by Algerian diplomat Selma Malika Haddadi. The Algerian large delegation- which came to campaign for their candidate equipped with lavished leather bags- burst out in jubilation in the […]
Algeria’s foreign minister Ahmed Attaf returned empty handed from the African Union Peace and Security Council elections in Addis Ababa, where Algeria failed to take Morocco’s seat. The resounding defeat in the election of the African Union most important body reflects the inaudible voice Algeria has in a rapidly developing continent, where rhetoric is no […]
The Algerian regime’s envoy, foreign minister Ahmed Attaf, failed to convince Syria’s new authorities to release the Algerian soldiers who have fought alongside the Bashar Al Assad regime. Algeria had been stood by Syria’s Assad regime till his downfall, calling Asharaa and his HTS fighters as “terrorists.” The Syrian TV and French international media, Monte […]