Abdullah Al-Haqim 
3 French government sources said today, Thursday, that a list of the names of the Algerians, whom Paris wanted to be removed to their homeland, will be sent this week to the Algerian authorities, speaking of less than 100 people.
One of these sources told the French Press Agency that the list will be sent “today or tomorrow, in the coming days”, while another source stated that “the matter is imminent”, and the third source said that the list will be sent “this week.”
One of the three government sources stated that “less than 100 people” on this list, and a second source said that the list includes “dozens” of names and that they are “a first list” provided that other lists are followed later.
Algeria’s refusal to receive citizens residing irregularly in France that deported them to their homeland, including the perpetrator of an attack that killed on February 22 in Mulos (eastern France), led to the tension of relations between the two countries, which has deteriorated mainly since France recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara in July 2024.
French Foreign Minister Jean -Noel Barrow confirmed during the government session last week that “there is no desire to escalate, but the refusal to receive the Algerians is a direct violation of the agreements that we concluded with Algeria.”
He said on Tuesday that Paris wants to return good relations with Algeria, as they want “of course” to address tensions with this “neighbor, but clearly and without any weakness.”
He added that in this context, Paris decided to refer to the Algerian authorities “a list of the names of the Algerians who have to leave French lands. We hope that the Algerian authorities will look at this list and initiate to open a new stage in our relations that will allow us to settle our differences and start a possible strategic cooperation. “
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At the end of February, Prime Minister Francois Bayro threatened to “cancel” the 1968 agreement that gives a special situation to Algerians in France in terms of work and residence if Algeria did not recover within 6 weeks of its citizens who are in an irregular situation.
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to calm down, declaring that he “supports re -negotiation of this agreement, not the cancellation.”
The Algerian -French relations have been witnessing an unprecedented tension since last summer, and Algeria withdrew its ambassador from Paris against the background of France’s adoption of the Moroccan autonomy proposal to resolve the issue of Western Sahara.
The tension increased more after the Algerian authorities arrested last November, the Algerian writer who holds French citizenship Boualam Sanasal, and an Algerian court charged with clashes under Article 87 of the Algerian Penal Code related to “prejudice and threatening national unity.”
The crisis between the two countries was also exacerbated after the French authorities arrested two Algerian influential influencers accused by Paris of calling for violence on French and Algerian territory through videos on the “Tik Talk” application.
