French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was being deported

French authorities Wednesday arrested another Algerian social media influencer as tensions soar between Paris and its North African former colony, the interior minister announced, in a statement that earned him a rare rebuke from Paris prosecutors.

Algeria is trying to humiliate France, France's interior minister said on Friday, after several Algerian influencers were arrested for inciting violence in a growing crisis between Paris and its former colony.

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming days to decide how to respond to what Paris deems as growing hostility from Algeria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Algerian social media personalities calling for violence in France have exacerbated the already fraught relationship between Paris and Algiers.

Algeria was mentioned several times by two senior French government officials, government spokesperson Sophie Prima and, as usual, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau was also present, confirming that the French have indeed contracted a disease called “Algeria mania.

The two countries have a turbulent relationship: Algeria, once a French colony, shook off rule from Paris in 1962 after a brutal war. Two other Algerian influencers were arrested last week in the ...

France to Decide Response to Algeria 'Hostility' as Tensions Mount - Minister By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming ...

PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Friday accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was ...

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Last summer, Macron shifted his affections to Algeria’s neighbour, King Mohamed VI of Morocco, with whom Algeria had broken relations after “M6″ recognised the state of Israel. Macron announced that France would recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed western Sahara,

Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has joined the ranks of those warning against escalation with Algeria, led by some far-right figures in Francois Bayrou’s government, in the wake of the worsening crisis between the two capitals.