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French politicians call for ‘zero visa’ policy in reaction to Algiers escalation

French politicians and members of parliament have urged their government to stop offering visas to Algerian nationals until Algeria takes its unwanted nationals in France. Mathieu Lefèvre, deputy president of Macron’s political party in parliament EPR, told Sud Radio that the option should be put on the table to pressure Algeria to take its nationals […]

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Russia expands its currency trading list to 40 countries, adding Nigeria, Tunisia and Ethiopia

The Kremlin has announced the expansion of the list of “friendly and neutral” African countries whose banks may now trade currencies and derivatives in Russia. By adding Nigeria, Tunisia and Ethiopia to the list, “the number of friendly and neutral countries whose credit institutions and brokers will be allowed to trade on the Russian foreign […]

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Algeria’s Tebboune indulges in ‘alternative facts’

The civilian façade of Algeria’s military regime, President Abdelmedjid Tebboune indulged in a new series of alternative facts during an interview with French paper L’Opinion, during which he practices Algeria’s favourite sports: conspiracy theories, blame shifting and fake news. Amid a brewing crisis with France, Tebboune mired himself in contradiction saying that Algeria will admit […]

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Algeria uses diaspora to stage subversive acts in France- intelligence report

Algeria under the new duo Tebboune-Chengriha hatched a plot to use its diaspora to blackmail and pressure France, according to an intelligence report cited by French media. The near 2.6 Algerians in France have been targeted with an Algerian propaganda plot which helped recruit influencers and members of the diaspora posing a serious destabilization risk […]

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Mauritania quits stalled gas pipeline project with Algeria

Mauritania has announced its withdrawal from the gas pipeline project with Algeria after almost two years and a half of inaction of Algerian authorities to implement this project, according to press reports. Since the visit paid by Algerian energy minister Mohamed Arkab to Mauritania in June 2022, nothing moved forward. The minister had presented a […]

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Atlantic Council: Fall of Assad Regime uncovers Polisario ties with Iran

The fall of the bloody authoritarian Assad regime has uncovered the depth of relations between the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group and Iran, with Syria acting as the intermediary, said a report published by the Washington-based think-tank Atlantic Council. Amid the chaos following the fall of Damascus, documents emerged showing correspondence between the Syrian Ministry of […]

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Algeria: European Parliament calls for immediate release of writer Boualem Sansal; more tough measures looming

The European Parliament has called on the Algerian regime to release immediately and unconditionally the 75-year-old novelist who was arrested at Algiers airport in November after saying, in an interview with a French TV channel, that western territories of today’s Algeria have been part of Morocco. The literary figure is facing charges of terrorism and […]

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Kidnapping of Spanish national in Algeria highlights army’s deflection tactics

The Spanish national who has been kidnapped in southern Algeria last week was freed at last by the Touareg Azawad separatist movement FLA, which offered him to the Algerian regime. Algerian rulers took all credit in an attempt to hide their utter failure to protect their borders from rampant Sahel terrorist groups. In a statement, […]

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French-Algerian spat to speed up closure of Renault plant in Oran

Facing hurdles since 2020, the Renault factory on which the Algerian regime pinned high hopes braces for a total shutdown, marking an utter fiasco of the automotive industry in the Maghreb country, at a context of tense ties between Paris and Algiers. In 2012, Algerian authorities under then President Bouteflika convinced Renault to set up […]

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Algeria closes publishing house due to book on Judaism

In a new antisemitic move, the Algerian regime ordered the closure of a publishing house named after Franz Fanon in Boumerdes, after it published a book on Jews in Algeria. Authorities gave the pretext of “threats to security and public order, attacks on national identity, and hate speech” for its censorship. The book in question, […]