Spain’s lower house of parliament has approved legislation granting Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis born during the period when Spain administered Western Sahara. The bill passed with 168 votes in favour, 31 against and 145 abstentions, and would also allow eligible citizens’ descendants to apply for citizenship. The move could benefit an estimated 70,000 to 110,000 […]
Almost a year after his arrest at Algiers airport, French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, 81, has been pardoned by the Algerian presidency and allowed to leave the country. Sansal, who has been at the center of a tense diplomatic row between Paris and Algiers, departed for Germany on a military plane to receive medical treatment for […]
French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in Rouen, a city in north-western France. The man, armed with a knife and a metallic tool, was shot after he threatened officers, as confirmed by the Rouen prosecutor. Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol expressed that the attack not only affected the Jewish […]
A deadly wave of Mediterranean wildfires has resulted in over 40 deaths and forced thousands to evacuate in Algeria, Italy, and Greece. The situation remains dire as high temperatures and dry conditions persist, making firefighting efforts challenging. The island of Rhodes has declared a state of emergency, and other regions, including Corfu, Evia, Sicily, and […]
Reports said that the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned to the country after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital. Wide protests have been going in the country against his 20 year rule. The President had arrived in Boufarik military airport from where he was ferried away in a car convoy. After having a stroke […]




