French authorities Wednesday arrested another Algerian social media influencer as tensions soar between Paris and its North African former colony, the interior minister announced, in a statement that earned him a rare rebuke from Paris prosecutors.

President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming days to decide how to respond to what Paris deems as growing hostility from Algeria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Last summer, Macron shifted his affections to Algeria’s neighbour, King Mohamed VI of Morocco, with whom Algeria had broken relations after “M6″ recognised the state of Israel. Macron announced that France would recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed western Sahara,

Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a campaign of disinformation in their latest diplomatic row after Algiers sent back to Paris an influencer deported from the European country .

France's interior minister accused Algeria of seeking to 'humiliate France,' saying the country will have 'no option but to retaliate' should 'the Algerians continue this posture of escalation.'

Algerian social media personalities calling for violence in France have exacerbated the already fraught relationship between Paris and Algiers.

French immigration officials put him on a flight to Algiers Thursday, but Algeria refused to admit him, saying he was banned from entering its territory. He was finally sent back to France that evening, the French interior ministry said. Police in France ...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said he is ready to travel to the African country to address all issues French President Emma

Algeries accuses extreme right in France of 'waging a campaign of disinformation' against Algeria through known French government members - Anadolu Ajansı

PARIS — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing ... He was a paratrooper in the 1957 battle of Algiers, later acknowledging violent actions he described as imposed by the hierarchy, in response to media reports ...

French immigration officials put him on a flight to Algiers Thursday, but Algeria refused to admit him, saying he was banned from entering its territory. He was finally sent back to France that ...

France has accused Algeria of trying to humiliate it by refusing entry to a deported social media influencer who allegedly incited violence .