HIBAPRESS
A shot taken during the reception of Saudi businessman Khaled Al-Olayan in Algeria sparked widespread interaction on social media, after the circulation of scenes showing one of the accompanying delegation carrying a walkie-talkie, and in his hand an “iPhone 17” phone.
The video clips spread quickly, with followers focusing on the combination of the communication device – which is usually used by security or organizational elements – and the modern phone that a limited number of officials in Algeria possess. A number of interactors considered that the scene looked "too arranged," especially in light of the controversy that accompanied the visit of the American influencer IShowSpeed to Algeria previously, when users circulated clips indicating that he did not find modern phones in some of the stores he visited. Followers considered that the appearance of a clearly advanced phone in front of the camera, at the same time as the presence of a walkie-talkie, is a deliberate visual message to stir controversy and attract views and interactions.
