Algeria requested the UN Security Council to vote on a draft resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a move the US - a council veto power –has pledged to veto.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called for an extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Committee on Palestine at the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) to discuss ways to stop Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

The Iranian foreign minister urges an immediate end to the crimes of Israel against Gaza.

The Algerian leadership has often advocated for Palestinian rights and causes, including the status of the Palestinian state at the UN.

Algeria says its coastguard fired warning shots before directly opening fire on Moroccan jet skiers who accidentally entered Algerian waters five days ago.

The territory of Western Sahara in North Africa was a Spanish colony between 1884 and 1975.

President Raeisi says mutual cooperation between Iran and Algeria can serve the interests of both nations as well as the Muslim world.

Algeria has denied a request by France to use its airspace for conducting a military operation in crisis-hit Niger.

Iran has called for a virtual meeting between speakers of all Islamic Parliaments to come up with practical solutions to put an end to all forms of desecration against Muslim sanctities.

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is determined to improve cooperation with Algeria in various fields.