Mauritania
Mauritania denies Netanyahu meeting in Washington
Mauritania has denied reports of a meeting between President Mohamed Ould El Ghazouani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in
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Algeria
Sources: French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal jailed in Algeria won't appeal his sentence
Supporters close to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday that he had "given up his right to appeal&
Algeria
France urges Algeria to pardon jailed writer Sansal
France is appealing to Algeria to pardon acclaimed author Boualem Sansal, after an Algerian appeals court upheld his five-year sentence
Morocco
Moroccan novelist wins Henri de Régnier Prize
“Souviens-toi des abeilles” wins French Academy prize Moroccan writer Zineb Mekouar has won the French Academy’s Henri de Régnier
Algeria
Algeria seeks longer jail term for writer Sansal
Algeria’s prosecutor general has appealed for a 10-year prison sentence for Boualem Sansal, doubling his initial five-year term handed
Egypt
UN panel finds Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being illegally detained
An independent United Nations investigation has concluded that British-Egyptian writer and human rights advocate Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being arbitrarily
Opinion
How did relations between Algeria and France get so bad?
This week, one of the world's experts on French Algerian history, Benjamin Stora, described relations between the two
Algeria
Algeria issues arrest warrants for French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud
Algeria has issued two arrest warrants for French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, France’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, amid rising
Algeria
France seeks to preserve ties with Algeria despite diplomatic standoff
It’s been a whirlwind week for Algerian/French relations. Over the span of four days, Algeria expelled 12 French
Algeria
Algerian prosecutor appeals jail term for writer Sansal
Algeria’s prosecutor has appealed the five-year prison sentence handed to Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian writer convicted of undermining Algeria’
Libya
Libyan writer arrested over Lockerbie bombing documents
Libyan writer and politician Samir Shegwara has been arrested on national security charges after publishing documents that allegedly link Libya’
Algeria
Macron urges Algeria to pardon jailed writer
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to show “mercy and humanity” toward Boualem Sansal, AFP reports. The
Algeria
France's Macron concerned about health of author detained in Algeria
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern on Friday over the health and "arbitrary detention" of French-Algerian author Boualem