US EditionParis denounces Algiers' order to expel 12 French officials as diplomatic dispute reignites
- Algeria instructed twelve French embassy staff to depart within 48 hours, heightening existing tensions.
- The expulsion order followed the indictment in France of three Algerian nationals on Friday.
- The Algerians face charges including abduction related to Amir Boukhors, a government critic with a large online presence.
- France's Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, urged Algeria to reconsider the expulsion, with Barrot stating France would "respond immediately."
- These actions signal a worsening of relations, despite recent efforts to improve ties between France and Algeria.
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France-Algeria Spat Escalates With Diplomatic Staff Expelled
France said it will recall its ambassador to Algeria for consultations, following the expulsion of French consular and diplomatic staff from the North African country amid an escalating dispute over indictments related to terrorism.
The complex relations between France and Algeria, its former colony, are experiencing a peak of tension following the expulsion of 12 officials from the French Embassy in Algiers, who have been given 24 hours to leave the territory. It was denounced by the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, who precisely travelled to the North African country a week ago to try to reduce the escalation of recent months, caused mainly by the migration issu…
The clash between the two countries that seemed to have overcome the crisis ignited by the French statements for Morocco on the issue of Western Sahara and the arrest of the writer Sansal is back
France weighs options after Algeria expels 12 French embassy staff in Algiers
Tensions between France and Algeria seemingly escalated after Algerian officials requested 12 French embassy to leave its borders within 48 hours, according to France's foreign affairs minister.
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The Frontier PostFrance says Algeria threatening to expel diplomatic staff
France said on Monday that Algeria had threatened to expel 12 of its diplomatic staff and that it would take immediate reprisals should that occur in the latest flare-up between them.
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