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Algeria News Portal: In a recent media appearance, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that the Pope had debunked the former colonizer’s myth that it was the colonizer who created Algeria.

President Tebboune added in an excerpt published by the El Mouradia Palace from his press conference with representatives of the national press that His Holiness the Pope had not sent him any private messages because he is fully and precisely aware of what is happening in Algeria.

The Algerian president recalled a statement made by Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Algeria in mid-April, when he said that Algeria is rooted in history, dating back to Saint Augustine and even before Saint Augustine.

The press conference is scheduled to air this evening, Saturday, starting at 9:00 p.m. on television and radio channels.

Algiers—A delegation from the “Italy-Algeria” Parliamentary Friendship Group, led by its president, Andrea Mascari, arrived in Algiers on an official visit, according to a statement released Saturday by the National People’s Assembly.

The Italian parliamentary delegation was received at Houari Boumediene International Airport by the chairman of the “Algeria-Italy” Parliamentary Friendship Group, Deputy Kamal Ouisat, the same source added.

It is noted that this official visit by the Italian parliamentary delegation will last five days, during which meetings and discussions will be held with several officials, according to the statement.

Source: Algerian News Agency

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned on Friday the attack carried out by the Zionist occupation forces in international waters against the “Global Solidarity Flotilla,” calling on the international community to take the necessary measures to investigate this “blatant violation” of international law.

The Organization’s General Secretariat affirmed in a statement that this crime constitutes “a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions, which emphasize the necessity of protecting humanitarian aid workers and ensuring unimpeded access to aid,” calling on the international community to take “the necessary measures to ensure justice and accountability under international criminal law.”

It held the Zionist occupation “fully responsible” for the lives and safety of the participants in this humanitarian convoy, reiterating the “necessity of opening all crossings, protecting humanitarian workers, and ensuring the unimpeded delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip.”The “Global Solidarity Flotilla” is a civil society initiative launched in 2025 by representatives of civil society organizations, activists, and volunteers from several countries to transport humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The fleet’s ships set sail on April 12 from the Spanish city of Barcelona, arriving in Sicily on the 23rd of the same month, where they were later joined by ships and activists from Italy via the cities of Syracuse and Augusta.

This is the second initiative of its kind following the September 2025 attempt, which ended with the Zionist occupation’s attack on the ships in October of that same year while they were sailing in international waters, and the arrest of hundreds of international activists before their deportation.

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