Algeria severs diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates
The Algerian Foreign Ministry cites persistent provocative and hostile actions as the reason for the decision.
Quick Look
- Algeria has officially severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, citing ongoing provocative and hostile behavior.
- The decision follows years of deteriorating relations, including disputes over regional security and alleged internal interference.
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Why It Matters
Relations have been strained since October 2025, when President Tebboune accused an unnamed Gulf country of undermining Algerian stability. Algeria previously initiated the termination of a 2013 air services agreement in February 2026.
TUNIS, September 10. /TASS/. Algeria has made the decision to severe diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in response to increasingly provocative and hostile actions on the country’s part, the north African nation’s Foreign Ministry said.
The statement says that Algeria "has shown great restraint and a high sense of responsibility in the face of increasingly provocative and hostile actions on the part of the UAE," making every effort "to draw the Emirati side’s attention" to potential consequences.
"Despite multiple warnings, the United Arab Emirates continued to behave in the same manner, eventually reaching a point where their actions can no longer be considered acceptable or permissible in relations between two sovereign nations, and where they can no longer be left unanswered," the ministry said.
Relations between Algeria and the UAE have deteriorated over disagreements on internal interference and regional security. In October 2025, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accused an unnamed Persian Gulf country of trying to undermine stability in Algeria, adding that relations with this country were not developing at the same level as ties with Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
On February 7, 2026, Algeria initiated procedures to terminate the 2013 bilateral air services agreement with the UAE.
Open Questions
- What specific actions triggered the final decision?
- Will other regional partners mediate the dispute?
