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Wildfires in Algeria Kill at Least 37, Including Family of 5

August 18, 2022
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ALGIERS, Algeria—Wildfires raging in the forests of eastern Algeria have killed at least 37 people and wounded 161 others, the civil protection department of the North African country said Thursday. Most of the victims were reported in the wilaya, or region, of El Tarf, near the northern Algeria-Tunisian border, where 34 people were found dead….

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Algeria Closes Airspace to French Military, French Army Says, as Row Grows

October 3, 2021
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PARIS/ALGIERS—Algeria has closed its airspace to French military planes, France’s military said on Sunday, escalating the biggest row between the countries in years. A spokesperson for the French Armed Forces said Algeria had closed its airspace to two flights, but that it would have “no major consequences” for operations in the Sahel region, south of…

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