Relations between France and Algeria have hit a new low with Algiers blaming the rise of the French far right for a more combative approach from Paris towards its former colony. Relations soured further in November when Algeria arrested French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on national security charges after he told a French far-right media outlet that Morocco's territory was truncated in favour of Algeria during French colonial rule.

With the downfall of the Assad regime, Algeria lost a strong ally in the Arab region. Algiers is now seeking to establish relations with the new leadership in Damascus, hoping to maintain its old alliance despite the change of regime.

Tens of thousands of Algerians are living in France without legal permission. But the Algiers government is refusing to take back even dangerous criminals. The dispute threatens to upend a historic migration pact.

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron issued a public hands-off warning to his ministers after they attempted to turn up the dial with Algeria amid the two countries’ increasingly bitter diplomatic spat. “We need to engage in a rigorous and respectful dialogue,” Macron said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Tuesday.

PARIS — Algeria clapped back at France on Wednesday amid a deepening row between the two countries, accusing Paris of following “orders from the far right” by clamping down on visas granted to Algerians.

Some experts argue that France's growing war of words with its former colony stems partly from the government's desire to appease the far right on migration.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou warned on Wednesday that Paris would review a 1968 migration pact with Algiers if the former French colony refused to take back deportees. Bayrou’s threat

Rabat - As relations between Paris and Algiers remain strained, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced a “graduated response” against As relations between Paris and Algiers remain strained,

French Prime Minister, François Bayrou has declared that Paris would reexamine the 1968 migration pact with Algeria. The pact had made it easier for

Algeria reaffirms its ‘absolute rejection of being addressed with ultimatums, warnings or threats,’ says Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced his government was giving Algiers four to six weeks to accept to repatriate a list of people expelled from France.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced on Wednesday that Paris would be reexamining the 1968 migration pact that has historically made it easier for Algerians to settle in France. This follows months of campaigning by hardline anti-immigration Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau,