Odaily News A 35-year-old former encryption trader, Alexandre, was allegedly kidnapped between Paris and Saint-Germain-en-Laye and demanded a ransom of $11,600 (approximately €10,000). The criminals extorted €10,000 from the victim's acquaintance in Algeria, and the victim was eventually released at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, showing facial swelling. In 2025, France recorded 10 physical attacks related to encryption, accounting for one-third of the 29 cases in Europe. (Decrypt)

On August 8, Jin10 reported that on August 7 local time, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad issued a statement announcing that it summoned the chargé d'affaires of the French embassy in Algeria that day and handed over two notes verbales. The statement indicated that the Algerian side formally notified the French side in the first note that Algeria decided to terminate the protocol signed in 2013 regarding the mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports, and "immediately requires French citizens holding diplomatic and official passports to obtain a visa," and "Algeria reserves the right to apply the same conditions for issuing such visas as those applicable by the French government to Algerian citizens."

Algeria issued Law No. 25-10 on July 24, which completely bans activities related to Crypto Assets, including issuance, trading, and Mining. Violators will face imprisonment and fines, as the law aims to strengthen AML and anti-terror financing regulations.

Odaily News Algeria has officially banned all activities related to Crypto Assets through a revised bill, covering all aspects from holding, trading to Mining and promotion. The bill also lists Mining activities, the use of digital Wallets, and the operation of Crypto Assets exchanges as criminal offenses. (Cryptobriefing)

Jin10 Data July 9th news, Trump issued trade letters to multiple countries on the 9th. The letters show a 20% tariff on goods from the Philippines, a 25% tariff on goods from Brunei, a 30% tariff on goods from Algeria, a 25% tariff on goods from Moldova, a 30% tariff on goods from Iraq, and a 30% tariff on goods from Libya.

Jin10 data reported on June 3 that the United Nations General Assembly held a meeting on the morning of June 3 local time, electing Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Latvia, and Colombia as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. They will replace Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia, with their terms starting on January 1 next year for a duration of two years.

On May 31, Jin10 reported that on May 31 local time, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria held talks in Cairo regarding the Libyan issue and issued a joint statement. The three foreign ministers once again called on all parties in Libya to exercise maximum restraint and immediately stop escalating the conflict. They emphasized that with the supervision and support of the United Nations, they hope that all parties in Libya can reach a Consensus, advance the political process in Libya, achieve institutional unity, and hold parliamentary and presidential elections. It is imperative to expedite the resolution of the Libyan crisis, end political division, and avoid further escalation of the situation and the spread of violence and terrorism. The security of Libya is closely related to the security of its neighboring countries. The statement emphasized that the political process in Libya must be fully determined by Libyans themselves, and any political solution must be the choice of the Libyan people, based on the will and Consensus of all parties in Libya. The three foreign ministers reiterated their opposition to all forms of external interference in Libya.

On April 16, local time, French Foreign Minister Barrow posted on social media that the French side decided to expel 12 Algerian embassy staff in France and recall the French ambassador to Afghanistan in response to Algeria's expulsion of 12 French embassy staff in Afghanistan.

On April 15, local time, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Nationals issued a statement announcing that 12 French embassy staff were regarded as persona non grata and ordered to leave the country within 48 hours. The statement stressed that the move was a response to France's recent detention of an Algerian consular staffer.

Jin10 reported on April 3 that a statement showed that Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reiterated their commitment to market stability, looking forward to a healthier oil market, and increased production. OPEC+ member countries agreed to the original plan to increase production in May, in addition to increasing production twice each month, and will hold a meeting on May 5 to decide on the production levels for June.

The German government approved a record-breaking $13 billion in weapon exports last year, with Ukraine accounting for the lion's share at 8.15 billion euros. Other export destinations include Singapore, Algeria, the United States, and Turkey.

The OPEC statement stated that Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman will extend the voluntary production cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day for one month until the end of December 2024.

On September 19th, Jinshi Data reported that on September 18th local time, a CCTV reporter confirmed with Slovenia, the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, that the Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the afternoon of September 20th regarding the recent explosion of communication equipment in multiple locations in Lebanon. It is understood that the meeting was requested by Algeria. UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement on the 18th regarding the incident. In the statement, Guterres expressed shock and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation of the situation.

According to a Reuters survey, OPEC's oil production in June increased to 26.7 million barrels per day, an increase of 70,000 barrels per day compared to May. Nigeria, Iran, and Algeria saw an increase in production, while Iraq saw a sharp decline of 50,000 barrels per day but still remained above OPEC's production cut target. The survey also found that OPEC's daily production exceeded the target by 280,000 barrels per day, with Iraq contributing the most.

OPEC+ agreed to extend voluntary production cuts until the end of the second quarter, OPEC+ representatives said on Sunday. According to statements from several members, the total nominal cuts were about 2.2 million b/d. According to statistics, Saudi Arabia voluntarily cut production by 1 million barrels per day, Russia 471,000 barrels, Iraq 220,000 barrels, UAE 163,000 barrels, Kuwait 135,000 barrels, Algeria 51,000 barrels, Oman 42,000 barrels, and Kazakhstan 82,000 barrels. OPEC+ has pledged a total of about 5.86 million b/d of production cuts since 2022, equivalent to 5.7% of global daily demand, according to estimates.