The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries accusing one another of humiliation and wilfully inflaming tensions .

In a move raising significant questions, the Tindouf camps, controlled by the Polisario Front under Algerian jurisdiction, recently welcomed Kurdish separatist activists advocating for an independent Kurdistan.

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali’s predominately Tuareg north, said on X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya and Algeria offering limited, politically fraught substitutes. The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has led to speculation over ...

De-facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that the country’s future will be defined by forgiveness and amnesty, urging people to move away from a mindset of vengefulness and revolutionary ...

A coalition of separatists in Mali, the Azawad Liberation Front, on Tuesday said it had freed a Spanish national kidnapped by a group of bandits in Algeria. The kidnappers had hoped to sell him to

DAMASCUS, Syria — The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria since 2012, said Monday during a visit to the Syrian capital that the incoming Trump administration ...

Headless skeletons, feral bears and female fighters – a new British Museum show revolutionises our understanding of life in 175 AD

It is possible Russia could deploy its nuclear-powered submarines to the Mediterranean, but that is unlikely. The waters are a de facto NATO lake that has limited entry points and the Kremlin may not want to have the movements of the subs tracked.

The leak reveals that Saudi Arabia agreed to pay Russia over 2 billion euros under a contract signed in 2021 involving companies that were repeatedly sanctioned, both before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Friday, January 24, 2025