Algeria Retaliates by Expelling 12 French Diplomats

After France officially expressed its intention to de-escalate relations with Algeria, with a phone call from President Macron to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, a visit by Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, and an optimistic speech delivered immediately after being received by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, along with numerous indications that the eight-month diplomatic crisis was at an end, France reversed course.

An Algerian consular employee was targeted on a public street by the French Interior Ministry. Algeria responded forcefully by giving 12 French embassy employees 48 hours to leave Algeria.

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