News in brief
Since October 1, 2025, Moroccan residents in Spain can now exchange their Moroccan driver’s licenses for Spanish ones without taking an exam, thanks to a new digital procedure introduced by the Spanish General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). The measure, which entered into force this month, aims......
In the name of “equality” with other foreign nationals, a new French parliamentary report has proposed ending the special privileges granted to Algerian citizens under the Franco-Algerian agreement of 1968. The document, authored by ruling party MPs Mathieu Lefèvre—recently......
Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal, who has been imprisoned in Algeria for nearly a year, has been elected to the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium, the institution’s permanent secretary Yves Namurannounced on Monday. “Boualem Sansal embodies the......
Moroccan security forces in Tangier have arrested a French national of Algerian descent who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French judicial authorities. According to a statement released Wednesday by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the suspect is accused......
Algiers – Six armed Islamists were killed on Tuesday night during a counterterrorism operation carried out by the Algerian army near Tebessa, in the far east of the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday. According to the official statement, detachments of the People’s National......
Algiers, August 7, 2025 – Algeria announced on Thursday the end of visa exemptions for French diplomatic and service passport holders, responding to France’s stricter stance on bilateral relations. The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the......
Turkish authorities announced on Wednesday the cancellation of a concert by French singer Enrico Macias scheduled for Friday in Istanbul, following calls to protest against the artist due to his pro-Israel positions. The Istanbul Governorate stated in a press release that the decision aimed to prevent......
Spanish police have arrested 14 suspects and dismantled a sophisticated human smuggling network that transported migrants from Algeria to Spain using high-powered boats. The criminal organization, dismantled during "Operation Nautilita," charged migrants up to €7,000 for perilous Mediterranean......
French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, currently imprisoned in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, is maintaining his morale but feels “cut off from the world,” according to his parents, who visited him twice in August. Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society magazines, was sentenced to seven......
The international reputation of Algeria continues to be tarnished, particularly due to ongoing and severe human rights violations. The latest 2024 annual report from the U.S. Department of State classifies the Algerian regime as a pariah state, describing it as virtually unmanageable diplomatically. Despite......
Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif firmly denied on Wednesday that she was ending her career, contradicting claims made by her former manager in the French press. In a statement shared on her official Facebook page, Khelif stressed that reports of her retirement were “false” and......
The Balearic Islands have recently witnessed an unprecedented arrival of irregular migrants. More than 600 people, departing from the Algerian coast, landed on the archipelago — the largest migratory wave in its recent history, according to the Spanish daily ABC. This surge is the result of a......
Moroccan students remain the largest group of foreign students in France, according to the latest data published by Campus France. Currently, 43,354 Moroccans are pursuing higher education in the country, representing nearly 10% of the total estimated 420,000 foreign students. Although their numbers......
