Algeria

French appeals court rules that Algerian nanny who poisoned Jewish family not antisemitic

As previously covered by The Jerusalem Post in December 2025, an Algerian nanny was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment for poisoning a French Jewish family for whom she was working.

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.
 Carrier named airline of the year 2025 by AirlineRatings.com.

Algeria cancels UAE air service agreement after accusing it of regional destabilization

Cannes Synagogue.

Cannes police arrests man threatening to blow up synagogue 'the size of an asteroid'

Yasser Arafat raises his hand as he declares an independent Palestinian state during the PNC meeting in Algiers. November 15, 1988.

On This Day: Yasser Arafat, PNC, announce Palestinian Declaration of Independence in Algiers


Maurice El Medioni, Algerian Jewish pianist revered among Jews and Muslims, dies at 95

Maurice El Medioni, an Algerian Jewish pianist, created a lasting musical legacy blending eastern and western influences over a career spanning more than 70 years.

 maurice el medioni (center) at at the Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques in Essaouira, November 2007

Israeli, Algerian lawmakers clash over denial of sexual violence on Oct. 7

"They went to a party and they were gang-raped, and kidnapped, and shot in the head," Farkash-Hacohen told Benhadida, to which she just shook her finger at the Israeli MK.

 Signs against what protesters describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, are displayed on a bench at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023

End of Hamas? Israel leaning toward exile of terror leaders from Gaza - report

According to a report on Channel 13, Israel and the US have recently been discussing a plan for the exile of senior Hamas members as part of a wider deal.

The son of senior Hamas terrorist Mazen Fuqaha sits on the shoulders of Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar

Algerian soccer player found guilty by French court after sharing antisemitic video

Youcef Atal received an eight month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay €45,000 (approximately NIS 179,700) for sharing an antisemitic video on Instagram.

occer Football - Europa Conference League - Group D - Partizan Belgrade v OGC Nice - Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia - September 15, 2022 OGC Nice's Youcef Atal in action

We thank them for coming to celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacles - editorial

At a time when antisemitism and anti-Israel prejudice have again surfaced around the world, the Christian pilgrim's support for Israel should not be taken for granted.

 March of the Nations: Thousands of Christians from more than 90 countries march through the streets of Jerusalem on October 4, 2023.

Algeria joins other Arab countries in banning 'Barbie' movie

So far Algeria, Lebanon, and Kuwait have all banned the new “Barbie” movie, stating that the film promotes homosexuality.

 MARGOT ROBBIE and Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie.’

Niger reopens borders with several neighbors a week after coup

The borders that have reopened are mainly in remote desert areas. Niger's key entryways for trade and commerce remain closed due to sanctions imposed by the regional bloc.

 General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger July 28, 2023.

Algeria criticizes Israel's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty on Western Sahara

The two North African countries, which share a long border, have been locked in a bitter rivalry for decades over Western Sahara.

 Moroccan and Israeli officials sign memorandums of understanding in Rabat on December 22, 2020.

The musical worlds of Darya Mosenzon – from classical music to the sounds of Morocco and Algeria

LIVE: Israeli pianist Darya Mosenzon in conversation with Yotam Ziv.

 Darya Mosenzon

'Differently': Israeli short stories that take a different perspective - review

Avner Lahav: “My short stories are experiments in addressing reality; therefore, each story is in a different style, a parable. I don’t approach reality head-on but go around it.”

 Avner Lahav and his new book.