US EditionAlgeria expels more French diplomats as tensions escalate in ongoing row
- On Monday, 12 May 2025, Algeria expelled 15 French diplomatic staff from its embassy in Algiers amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
- The expulsions followed a series of worsening disputes rooted in France's 2024 support for Morocco's Western Sahara autonomy, leading to tit-for-tat diplomatic reprisals.
- Algeria accused the French diplomats of violating accreditation rules and diplomatic norms, while France rejected these claims, asserting the agents had valid diplomatic passports and temporary missions.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the decision 'incomprehensible and brutal' and vowed to respond 'immediately, firmly, and proportionately' to protect French interests.
- The expulsions signal a deepening diplomatic crisis that threatens fragile reconciliation efforts and carries serious security and economic consequences for both France and Algeria.
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France vows retaliation as Algeria expels more French diplomats
France vowed swift retaliation after Algeria ordered a new round of mass expulsions of French diplomats, in the latest flare-up of a spiralling political feud between the two countries. During a visit to Calvados, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned Algeria's latest move, describing it as "neither in the interest of Algeria nor in the interest of France". "The departure of agents on temporary assignments is unjustified and unjusti…
Algeria expels more French diplomats as tensions escalate in ongoing row
“The decision is incomprehensible and brutal,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Monday at a press briefing about Algeria’s request Sunday for staff at the French embassy in Algeria to leave.
Algeria announces the expulsion of new French officials, Paris will answer "immediately" and "close"
The Chargé d'affaires of the French Embassy in Algiers was notified of the departure of persons on temporary reinforcement missions, and French diplomatic sources reported on Monday, 12 May.
France to respond firmly after Algeria expels more officials
PARIS - France will respond to Algeria's \"unjustified\" decision to expel 15 French officials, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday, as relations between the countries worsened further. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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