Algeria

UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco's autonomy plan

Western Sahara, a tract of desert the size of Britain, has been the scene of Africa's longest-running territorial dispute since colonial power Spain left in 1975 and Morocco annexed the territory.

|ByREUTERS
A car is seen during the visit of UN Western Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura at the Military Museum in refugee camp in Tindouf, Algeria, January 16, 2022.
The Chaloum Lebar synagogue in “Bab El Oued” in Algiers, Algeria.

Algerian authorities demolish one of last remaining historic synagogues in country's capital

Local sources said that the demolition had been planned for several years but was delayed due to interventions from an unspecified foreign embassy.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil stands next to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a day after he was released from immigration custody, at Newark airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 21, 2025.

Immigration judge orders Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil deported to Algeria or Syria

Louisiana immigration Judge Jamee Comans orders Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation to Algeria or Syria, citing activism ties. His legal team appeals the decision in a civil rights case.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A man stands behind the curtain in a polling booth during the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria September 7, 2024.

Algeria names Sifi Ghrieb as prime minister, announces new government

Ghrieb’s emphasis on economic advancement signals that Algeria’s government will prioritize stability and growth as it navigates regional and domestic pressures. 

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Egypt revives NATO-style Arab force plan after Israeli strike in Qatar - report

Egypt is pushing to revive a NATO-style Arab military force for rapid defense in case of attacks. The proposal gains traction ahead of an Arab summit, with Cairo seeking regional support.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects Egyptian military units in Suez, in 2023.

France’s dismal colonial history puts it in no position to lecture Israel over Gaza - opinion

Even today, France clings doggedly to its overseas possessions, such as its Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia. It has employed a variety of measures to ensure its hold over these islands.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByMARTIN SHERMAN
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron: Paris claims that any suggestion that its plans to recognize a Palestinian state explain a rise in antisemitic violence is ‘erroneous’ and ‘abject,’ the writer notes.

Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Algeria's Tebessa province, local television says

The epicenter was 10 kilometers southeast of Negrine in Tebessa province, local media reported.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByREUTERS
A woman hangs her washing out to dry on her roof top in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria (illustrative)

The urgent need to acknowledge North African Jews in Israeli memory - opinion

North African Jews' WWII struggles, long overlooked, are finally gaining recognition, revealing their resilience and vital contributions to history.

APRIL 24, 2025ByHAIM SAADON
Tunisian Jews were enlisted into forced labor by the Nazis during their six-month occupation from November 1942

Qatar and Algeria sign air transport agreement to expand flight operations

Qatar and Algeria signed a new air transport agreement enabling unlimited flights, aiming to boost trade, tourism, and aviation ties between the two nations.

APRIL 9, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
The flags of Qatar and Algeria; Illustrative

French finance ministry employee suspected of spying for Algeria

The employee is accused of handing details on Algerian asylum seekers, including known opponents of the incumbent Algerian administration.

MARCH 13, 2025ByREUTERS
Silhouette of a man in front of the French and Algiers flags.

Mulhouse terrorist had previously been jailed for October 7 support, French minister reveals

"In 2023, he was arrested a few weeks after the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and convicted for promoting terrorism," Retailleau said on X Sunday.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A police car is seen in front of the market Marche du Canal Couvert, after a deadly knife attack the day before, in Mulhouse, eastern France, February 23, 2025.

A new front: Iran is turning Algeria into an IRGC outpost and the West should be afraid - opinion

The IRGC, long the spearhead of Tehran’s expansionist ambitions and a state-within-a-state that thrives on destabilization, now finds in Algeria a new theater for its operations.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM, AURELE TOBELEM
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Russian cargo ship sank in Mediterranean Sea with two crew missing, Russian Foreign Ministry says

Russian military cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room explosion, with two crew members missing as rescue operations continue off Spanish coast.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Russian cargo ship Ursa Major transits Istanbul's Bosphorus

Freedom for Boualem Sansal: Writer, thinker, and bearer of the torches of light - opinion

Considering Sansal's prior stances against the Algerian regime, along with his pro-Israel views and his visit to Israel in 2014, the "recipe" for his persecution was complete.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
Algerian writer Boualem Sansal poses after being awarded, jointly with French writer Hedi Kaddour, the Grand Prix du Roman, a literary prize awarded by the Academie Francaise for an individual novel, at the Academie Francaise in Paris on October 29, 2015.

What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to the California desert

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByDVORA TREISMAN/ JTA
A drawing by the author's father, dated "Dzhambul, February 1943," depicts a scene from his time a decade earlier in Algiers. The Polish inscription translates as "calf years," or "salad days.”