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France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates

Headline from The Guardian, on the newest of 2 developments

Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZ

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  1. France weighs options after Algeria expels 12 French embassy staff in Algiers

    Headline from UPI ·

  2. Newest

    France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates

    Headline from The Guardian ·

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    France vows reprisal if Algeria expels French embassy staff – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    France says Algeria asked 12 of its diplomatic officials to leave after French police arrested an Algerian consular official. The diplomatic row comes as Paris seeks to repair ties with its former colony.

  2. The Guardian

    France considers response after Algeria expels 12 embassy staff (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Move by Algiers follows arrest of Algerian consular official in Paris over alleged involvement in kidnap of influencer

  3. UPI

    France weighs options after Algeria expels 12 French embassy staff in Algiers (opens UPI)

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    Tensions between France and Algeria seemingly escalated after Algerian officials requested 12 French embassy to leave its borders within 48 hours, according to France's foreign affairs minister.

  4. The Guardian

    France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZ

  5. Al-Monitor

    France expels 12 Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat escalation (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Paris decided to retaliate symmetrically after the expulsion on Monday of 12 of its diplomats from Algeria.

  6. Al-Monitor

    France expels 12 Algerian officials amid diplomatic escalation (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    France on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of 12 Algerian diplomats and consular officials and recalled its ambassador in the latest escalation between the two countries.The measure, announced by President Emmanuel Macron's office, came after Algeria on Sunday ordered 12 French officials to leave withi…

  7. CNN

    France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions (opens CNN)

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    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 countries.

  8. Al Jazeera

    France to expel 12 Algerian diplomats as tensions escalate (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Paris announces expulsions a day after Algeria orders 12 French diplomats to leave within 48 hours.

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