Algeria severs diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates
Algeria said it has cut diplomatic ties with the UAE, citing what it described as repeated provocative and hostile actions.
Algiers, Algeria. Algeria said on Thursday it had decided to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, accusing Abu Dhabi of a series of “provocative or hostile” actions despite repeated warnings.
The Algerian foreign ministry said the UAE ambassador had been summoned, informed of the decision and given 48 hours to comply. The UAE foreign ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Algeria’s decision
The foreign ministry said the UAE’s actions had reached a point where they could no longer be considered acceptable or tolerable, adding that Algeria had exhausted all means of preserving bilateral relations.
Relations between Algiers and Abu Dhabi have come under increasing strain in recent years. Algerian media outlets have sharply criticised the UAE and accused it of seeking to sow regional discord.
Regional differences
The two countries have taken different positions on several regional issues. Algeria opposes normalisation with Israel, while the UAE and Algeria’s regional rival Morocco established diplomatic ties with Israel under the US-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020.
They are also on opposing sides of the decades-old Western Sahara dispute. The UAE supports Morocco’s claim to sovereignty over the territory, where it has a consulate, while Algeria backs the Polisario Front, which seeks an independent Western Sahara.
Sahel and Gulf relations
The countries’ interests have increasingly intersected in the Sahel, where the UAE has expanded ties with several governments in recent years. Algeria’s relations with some southern neighbours have become strained following a series of military coups.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid said last year that his country’s relations with all Gulf states were warm except for one, in an apparent reference to the UAE. He described ties with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar as “brotherly”, while accusing the unnamed country of meddling in Algeria’s internal affairs and seeking to destabilise it.
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