Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)
Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 16 June 2024
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Algeria in March 2024, marking the first official trip by an Iranian president to the country in 14 years. [ Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in helicopter crash on May 19, 2024.] Raisi visited Algiers to attend the 7th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and during his visit, he met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebbounne and signed several bilateral agreements. Algeria and Iran share similar positions on regional matters, including their support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and the Palestinians. ... Read more