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.
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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


Israeli delegation expelled from African Union conference hall

The representatives of South Africa and Algeria were reportedly responsible for the removal of Israel, an observer state, from the conference hall.

 Algeria's Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023.

West, wake up: the Arab world isn't monolithic

The Middle East and North Africa are geographical regions with a rich history dating back to ancient times.

 Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman is received by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on the sidelines of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, November 20, 2022

Voices from the Arab press: Sadat’s genius decision for war, peace

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a Joint Session of Congress in which US president Jimmy Carter announced the Camp David Accords results, in Washington, Sept. 1978.

Palestinian reconciliation in Algiers reflects skepticism, but early to dismiss outright - opinion

One of the biggest obstacles that can torpedo reconciliation is the position of the international community regarding any alliances with the Islamic Hamas movement.

View of Algiers, Algeria

Algeria hosts Palestinian reconciliation talks

But experts say that progress is unlikely since nothing has changed on the ground and the factions only agreed to meet to show respect to the Algerian government.

View of Algiers, Algeria

UNHRC gets 14 new members – including 3 that don’t recognize Israel

The vote for new UNHRC members is held annually in a secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly in New York, with a third of the council’s membership rotating every year.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

French PM Borne visits Algeria amid warming ties between the nations - analysis

While relations between France and Algeria can sometimes be tense, there is a warming of ties following a recent visit to Algeria by France's Macron.

 French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hand with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the presidential palace in Algiers, Algeria August 25, 2022

Algeria invites Fatah, Hamas to unity talks amid skepticism

Palestinian sources dismissed the possibility that the upcoming intra-Palestinian discussions in Algiers would achieve a breakthrough.

Hamas members carry a rocket as they march during an anti-Israel rally in Rafah, in southern Gaza.

Bipartisan group voice concern to Blinken of growing Russia-Algeria ties

A bipartisan group sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “sanction Algerian officials who were involved in the purchase of Russian arms."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the State Department in Washington, US, June 3, 2021.

Morocco recalls Tunisia ambassador over Western Sahara

The row opens a new front in a series of disputes over Western Sahara that has already escalated a regional rivalry between Morocco and Algeria.

Presidential candidate Kais Saied speaks during an interview with Reuters, as the country awaits the official results of the presidential election, in Tunis, Tunisia, September 17, 2019.