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Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years behind bars

Algerian authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist to seven years in prison for "glorifying terrorism", media rights campaigners RSF have said, denouncing the verdict as "nonsensical". Christophe Gleizes, who contributes to the So Foot magazine, will file an appeal on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

From the Algerian mountains to a clogged east London road: ‘Exceptional’ Jarman award nominees announced

Letters to a chestnut tree, daredevil motorcyclists, Italian bloodletting rituals … just some of the subjects covered by the experimental filmmakers on the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Film London Jarman award

The Guardian - UK

France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on

In recent months, the viability of France’s nuclear arsenal has been making headlines with talk of a French “nuclear umbrella” that might shield its allies on the European continent. In the face of the Russia-Ukraine war, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements regarding the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in…

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Convoy of 1500 arrives in Libya en route to Gaza to break Israel’s blockade on aid

A convoy carrying hundreds of activists has arrived in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing through Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip…

The National (Scotland)

Convoy arrives in Libya en route to Gaza to challenge Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid

A convoy carrying hundreds of activists arrives in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing to Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid in the territory

The Independent UK

Manchester City sign Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves for £31m

The Algeria left-back becomes City’s first major signing of the summer, with Dutch midfielder Tijani Reijnders from AC Milan also set to join.

The Independent UK

Drought, rising prices and dwindling herds undercut this year's Eid al-Adha in North Africa

North Africa’s historic drought has upended many families’ plans for Eid al-Adha

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Why Viktor Gyokeres has pulled out of Sweden squad amid Arsenal transfer question and Manchester United links

Sweden have issued a statement regarding the Sporting striker

Evening Standard

Panic Erupts in Majorca as Thousands of Illegal Migrants Arrive

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Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif requires gender test to continue fighting

World Boxing says Algerian gold medallist must get genetic screening to compete in future events, including Olympics.

Al Jazeera

Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina put African cinema on the map with his bold, political films about Algeria

Legendary Algerian film-maker Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina has passed away at the age of 91. He is most commonly remembered as the first (and only) African to win the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Chronicles of the Years of Fire, a telling of the Algerian…

The Conversation

France vows to expel Algerian diplomats in latest tit-for-tat move

This latest episode in the diplomatic tug of war between the two countries comes a month after Algeria expelled 12 French officials from the country in mid-April — a move which France reciprocated.

Euronews

France to expel Algerian diplomats after embassy staff sent home from Algiers

France will expel Algerian diplomats in response to the removal of French officials from Algiers, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

France expels Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat decision as their feud deepens

France says it will expel Algerian diplomats in response to Algeria’s decision to do the same

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Algeria expels more French diplomats as tensions escalate in ongoing row

Algeria has ordered the expulsion of more French diplomatic staff, in the ongoing deterioration of relations between the two countries. France’s foreign ministry said France will respond in a “firm” and “proportionate” way.

Radio France Internationale

France faces pressure at home to admit 1945 colonial massacre of Algerians

As France and Europe mark 80 years since the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, Algeria is remembering another chapter of 1945 – the massacre of thousands of Algerians by French colonial forces, an event many see as the start of the Algerian independence struggle.

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: US science 'refugees' in France, doctor shortages, 8 May massacre

France is opening its arms to foreign scientists, particularly from the US, as the Trump administration pulls back from climate research. French GPs and trainee doctors are up in arms over proposals to address 'medical deserts', which they say would make the problem worse. And as Europe marks the 80th…

Euronews

Algeria issues two arrest warrants for Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud

The author is accused of having used the story of a survivor of a massacre during the Algerian civil war without her consent – an accusation he denies. Daoud’s publisher denounced the “violent defamatory campaigns orchestrated by certain media close to a regime whose whose nature is well known.”

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The Independent UK

As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres

As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a darker anniversary: the colonial-era massacres that unfolded on the same day

Al Jazeera

Why are relations between Algeria and France so bad?

Arguments after the kidnapping in France of an Algerian government critic reopen old wounds.

Radio France Internationale

France to compensate more Harki families for mistreatment after Algerian War

France has recognised additional sites at which Harkis – Muslims who fought alongside the French during the Algerian War – faced harsh living conditions following Algeria's independence. While the move will allow up to 6,000 more Harkis and their descendants to claim compensation, groups representing the victims say it doesn't…

The Independent UK

Algeria drafts wartime mobilization bill amid regional tensions

Algeria’s government proposed a law to streamline military mobilization amid tensions with neighboring countries Morocco and Mali, as well as former colonial ruler France

Euronews

More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria into Niger, says rights group

The mass deportations come amid rising tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours, all now led by military juntas that ousted elected governments previously aligned with Algiers.

The Independent UK

More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria into Niger, rights group says

Algeria is rounding up migrants and dumping them across the border with Niger, according to a regional migrant rights group

Al Jazeera

France expels 12 Algerian officials as tensions escalate

Move comes after Algeria expelled French diplomats, following France’s arrest of an Algerian official linked to kidnap.

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