French authorities arrested Algerian influencer Rafik M. on Wednesday, escalating tensions with Algeria, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said. Rafik M. allegedly incited violence on French territory via TikTok., Retailleau said on social media without specifying where he had been arrested. He is among six Algerians detained in France this past month for similar accusations. In a related incident, an influencer deported to Algeria was immediately returned to France, further straining relations, according to Retailleau.
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Nine Moroccan authors and researchers were honored at the inaugural Doha Arabic Book Prize, which attracted over 1,200 submissions
Tunisian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle ten protected pink flamingos near the Algerian border, officials said Monday. The birds
Libyan authorities discovered two mass graves in Kufra, southeastern Libya, containing nearly 50 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants, the Associated Press
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