The move followed expulsions of French officials by Algeria after an Algerian official was accused of kidnapping an influencer who had been granted political asylum in France. By Roger Cohen and ...

He had reportedly been granted asylum in France in 2023. Barrot urged Algeria to "abandon" the expulsions and said France was ready to "respond immediately" if they went ahead. Never before have ...

Boukhors, known as "Amir DZ", is an opponent of the Algerian government and has more than a million followers on TikTok. He has been in France since 2016 and was granted political asylum in 2023.