Algeria severs ties with UAE

The rift between the two countries grew after a Malian drone destroyed Algerian-owned trucks near the Mali border in March, and then two weeks later, Algeria shot down a Malian armed drone over Tin Zaoutine, a sensitive frontier zone.” Last year, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared that the country will not normalise relations with Israel before the establishment of a Palestinian state.” “In light of the decision by the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to sever relations with the United Arab Emirates, the UAE reaffirms the importance it attaches to its relations with all countries and its commitment to developing and strengthening them to serve shared interests and promote understanding, cooperation and prosperity,” the foreign ministry said on X.