In a letter to the prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron directed that the foreign ministry officially notify Algeria of ...

A court in Algeria has upheld Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and pushed tensions with ...

The writer, Boualem Sansal, an outspoken author who is critical of Islamic fundamentalism and of the Algerian government, was born in Algeria and became a French citizen last year.

After a letter Emmanuel Macron sent to the prime minister, calling for 'more firmness' on matters of 'migration and security ...

Boualem Sansal, trained as an engineer and with a doctorate in economics, belongs to a generation of post-independence, Berber-origin, Francophone, separation of mosque-and-state liberals who ...

President Emmanuel Macron has announced a tougher approach toward Algeria, whose reluctance has fueled long-standing tensions ...

FILE - Boualem Sansal speaks during the 62 edition of International Film Festival Berlinale, in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) ...

The case against 76-year-old Boualem Sansal has become a flashpoint in growing tensions between the Algerian and French governments. French President Emmanuel Macron later Thursday called for his ...

"Boualem Sansal's arbitrary detention, on top of his worrying health situation, is one of the elements that need to be settled before confidence (between our countries) can be fully restored ...

The case against 76-year-old Boualem Sansal has become a flashpoint in growing tensions between the Algerian and French governments. French President Emmanuel Macron later Thursday called for his ...