- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityAlgeria
France takes baby steps to revive Algerian ties
By John Irish (Reuters) - France's foreign minister returned from Algeria on Wednesday after holding clear the air talks to revive relations after ties between the two countries collapsed in…
Algeria president will not attend Libya’s conference in France
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will not attend a conference on Libya in France on Friday but will delegate a representative, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said on Wednesday.…
In apparent olive branch, Macron regrets “misunderstandings” over Algeria comments – French official
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron regrets the controversies and misunderstandings generated from comments he made about Algeria, a French official said on Tuesday, a sign that…
France’s Macron calls 1961 massacre of Algerians an ‘unforgivable crime’
PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron on Saturday denounced as an "unforgivable crime" a bloody crackdown on Algerian protesters by police in Paris 60 years ago, the strongest recognition by a…
Algeria closes airspace to French military, French army says, as row grows
PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) -Algeria has closed its airspace to French military planes, France's military said on Sunday, escalating the biggest row between the countries in years. A spokesperson for the French…
Algeria summons French ambassador over visa restriction decision
PARIS (Reuters) - Algeria has summoned the French ambassador following the French government's pledge to slash the number of visas available to nationals from Maghreb countries. The French government's move…
Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan aviation as dispute deepens
ALGIERS/CAIRO (Reuters) - Algeria's supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country's airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month…
