The French far-right is keen every time to pour more gasoline on the fire of Algerian-French relations, which have entered a dark tunnel since last summer, when the first man in the Elysee Palace decided to side with the Moroccan regime on the issue of Western Sahara,

PARIS – With diplomatic relations between France and Algeria reaching "historic lows," Interior minister Bruno Retailleau's threat to cut back on visas granted to nationals from the North African country may not work without EU backing.

At least seven people have been arrested since January for their provocative online posts. They were accused of inciting violence against individuals and, in some cases, calling for terrorist attacks

Algeria summoned French ambassador Stephane Romatet on Tuesday, lodging a strong protest against “provocative” treatment of Algerian citizens at airports in Paris.

President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming days to decide how to respond to what Paris deems as growing hostility from Algeria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

France faces its worst wheat exports in decades as a rift with Algeria, a lull in Chinese demand and a dire harvest accelerate a loss of market share for the European Union's top grain grower to cheaper producers like Russia.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. Algeria is urgently calling on France to take full responsibility for the removal of nuclear test waste left behind from tests conducted on Algerian soil, said Salah Goudjil, Chairman of the Algerian National Council, Trend reports citing Algerian media.

Several online activists have been arrested over the past few weeks for inciting violence. Some have TikTok accounts with more than 400,000 followers.

Last summer, Macron shifted his affections to Algeria’s neighbour, King Mohamed VI of Morocco, with whom Algeria had broken relations after “M6″ recognised the state of Israel. Macron announced that France would recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed western Sahara,

The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries accusing one another of humiliation and wilfully inflaming tensions.

France has lost all that remains of its so-called values, amid the escalating crisis with Algeria. It has even reached the point of squandering a value that France has always criticized other countries for not respecting it,

Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died.