Algeria Announces Severance of Diplomatic Ties with United Arab Emirates

ALGIERS (Qudrat Daily): Algeria has announced the severance of all diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. According to the international news agency Reuters, an emergency statement issued on Algeria’s state television said that the government has made a final decision to completely terminate diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates.

The official statement said that Algeria took this strict decision to break ties with the UAE after all diplomatic and mutual means and channels to save bilateral relations were exhausted. Sources say that severe diplomatic tensions and behind-the-scenes differences had been ongoing between the two countries for several years.