Relations between France and Algeria sharply deteriorated last summer when France shifted its position to support Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, a disputed territory claimed by the ...

France said Tuesday it was expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of the same number of French officials in escalating tensions between the two ...

The latest rift comes days after tentative steps had been made to mend relations Algeria has asked 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 48 hours, France's foreign minister has said.

ALGIERS — 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. The text ...