French authorities Wednesday arrested another Algerian social media influencer as tensions soar between Paris and its North African former colony, the interior minister announced, in a statement that earned him a rare rebuke from Paris prosecutors.

President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming days to decide how to respond to what Paris deems as growing hostility from Algeria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Last summer, Macron shifted his affections to Algeria’s neighbour, King Mohamed VI of Morocco, with whom Algeria had broken relations after “M6″ recognised the state of Israel. Macron announced that France would recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed western Sahara,

France's interior minister accused Algeria of seeking to 'humiliate France,' saying the country will have 'no option but to retaliate' should 'the Algerians continue this posture of escalation.'

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was being deported

Algerian social media personalities calling for violence in France have exacerbated the already fraught relationship between Paris and Algiers.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said he is ready to travel to the African country to address all issues French President Emma

Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a "campaign of disinformation" in their latest diplomatic row over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers

The rift between Paris and Algiers grew wider on Friday, after France arrested four Algerian influencers and Algeria continued its detention of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal.

Algeries accuses extreme right in France of 'waging a campaign of disinformation' against Algeria through known French government members - Anadolu Ajansı

Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a "campaign of disinformation" in their latest diplomatic row after Algiers sent back to Paris an influencer deported from the European country.

France has accused Algeria of trying to "humiliate" it by refusing entry to a deported social media influencer who allegedly incited violence. The comments by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau are a further blow in increasingly strained relations between France and its former colony.