One of the Arab world’s last holdouts to global vacationers is slowly opening up, as a new Algerian visa programme gives more outsiders the chance to take in the lunar landscapes and prehistoric ...

French nationals with diplomatic passports can also travel to Algeria without a visa. According to Darmanin, adopting an amendment to this accord “can be done very quickly.” ...

France warned Algeria on Monday that its refusal to accept the return of Algerian nationals deported from France is “unacceptable” and threatened retaliatory measures, including visa restrictions.