The government says it has recalled the ambassador in the wake of a decision by Paris to reduce the number of visas granted to Algerians.

Algeria’s navy forces have chased away a spying Israeli submarine that approached the country’s territorial waters during the Algerian army's maritime drills in the western coasts.

French authorities announce a “targeted” reduction in the number of visas granted to citizens from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, amid a diplomatic dispute with the three countries over what France calls "illegal immigrants" on its soil.

Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft less than a month after it cut diplomatic ties with the neighbor country.

Iran and Tajikistan have called for the formation of an all-inclusive government in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover of that country last month.

Algeria's former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika died Friday at 84 more than two years after he resigned under pressure from protests and the army. 

Algeria severs diplomatic relations with its neighbor Morocco in a sudden move that Rabat decries as "unjustified."

Algeria says it will review its relations with Morocco after accusing it of involvement in deadly forest fires that ravaged the north of the country.

More than 60 people are killed in Algerian wildfires.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says foreign intervention in the region is the source of tensions and poses threats.