Algeria says cutting diplomatic ties with UAE

Relations have been strained for years, as the two countries took differing positions on several regional issues.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during his meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni at Villa Pamphilj in Rome on July 23, 2025 [File: Gregorio Borgia/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff , AFP and Reuters Published On 10 Sep 2026 10 Sep 2026 Algeria says it has decided ⁠to cut diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after what it described as a series of “provocative or hostile” actions by Abu Dhabi despite “repeated warnings”.

Algeria’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that ⁠the UAE’s actions had reached a point where they could no longer be considered acceptable and that it had “exhausted all means of preserving bilateral relations”.