(Politico) Ultranationalist social media influencers from Algeria are spreading hate across France — the country that used to rule it. The trend has triggered a wave of nervousness in government in Paris, with several high-profile arrests over the past few weeks. A […]
(AFP) 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. Rafik M. had “called on […]
(Morocco World News) France announced on Thursday the arrest of a new Algerian influencer, identified as Mahdi B. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced that police arrested the influencer on Tuesday for a video in which he allegedly showed intent to carry out […]
(Morocco World News) In a combative response that further strains diplomatic relations, Algeria rejected French accusations of “escalation” and “humiliation” on Saturday, January 11, after refusing to accept a deported Algerian social media influencer. The latest diplomatic row erupted when Algerian authorities […]
(AFP) France threatened on Friday to “retaliate” if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence. Tensions between France and its former colony mounted after Algeria on Thursday sent […]
(AFP) French authorities on Sunday held three Algerians suspected of inciting violence in TikTok videos, with at least two of them facing terror-related charges. The arrests come amid growing political tensions between Paris and its former North African colony. A video blogger […]
(TVP World) Hassen Chalghoumi, an imam from the Parisian suburb of Drancy, called on Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Saturday to expel all individuals connected to radical Islam who are not French citizens from the country. The appeal came after a young […]
(Gatestone) “New York, Geneva and Strasbourg are the only cities in the world which are home to international institutions without being national capitals,” an official page of the French city proudly proclaims. “The choice of Strasbourg as the European capital following the […]
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