President accuses press watchdog of bid to ‘destabilise’ Algeria

ALGIERS — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has accused press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of working to "destabilise" the country with its campaign against the jailing of its Algiers correspondent Khaled Drareni. Rights groups have "targeted" Algeria "to sap the stability of the country", he said in a meeting with local media representatives late Sunday. "States do not attack us head-on but put non-governmental organisations in charge of the task," said the...