Algeria Severs Diplomatic Ties with United Arab Emirates
9 sources across 7 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state
Who reported this
- Le Monde
- France 24
- Al-Monitor
- Bloomberg
- The Times of Israel
- Dawn
- Al Jazeera
- Business Day
- Reuters
What the colours mean
- Left
- Centre-left
- Centre
- Centre-right
- Right
- A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.
Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.
Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.
The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.
Algeria announced on Thursday that it is severing diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. The Algerian foreign ministry stated that the decision follows a series of provocative or hostile actions by Abu Dhabi that had reached limits no longer considered acceptable or tolerable. The UAE ambassador was summoned and given 48 hours to leave the country. The UAE foreign ministry did not immediately provide a comment on the decision.
Tensions between the two nations have escalated over several years due to competing regional interests. A primary point of contention is the dispute over Western Sahara; the UAE supports Morocco's claim to sovereignty and maintains a consulate in the territory, while Algeria backs the Polisario Front. Additionally, the two countries hold opposing views on the normalization of relations with Israel. The UAE and Morocco established ties with Israel via the 2020 Abraham Accords, a move Algeria opposes.
Further friction exists regarding the Sahel region, where the UAE has expanded its ties with various governments while Algeria's relations with some southern neighbors have strained following military coups. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has previously criticized the UAE in televised interviews, calling it a tiny state with a very negative impact and accusing it of seeking to destabilize the region. In February, Algeria began the process of cancelling a 2013 air services agreement with the UAE.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets highlighted the humanitarian and stability concerns, emphasizing President Tebboune's claims that UAE interference leads to bloodshed.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the geopolitical drivers of the split, specifically the rivalry over Western Sahara and the Abraham Accords.
- Centre-right
- This outlet framed the event through the lens of regional discord and the intersection of conflicting diplomatic interests in the Sahel.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Algeria says cutting diplomatic ties with UAE
- Centre Al-Monitor: Fueled by regional rivalries, Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE
- Centre Bloomberg: Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With UAE, Citing ‘Hostile’ Acts
- Centre-right Business Day: Algeria opts to sever diplomatic ties with the UAE
- Centre-left Dawn: Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE over ‘provocative, hostile’ actions
- Centre France 24: Algeria breaks its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates
- Centre-left Le Monde: Algeria announces the rupture of its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, after years of tension
- Centre Reuters: Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE - Reuters
- Centre The Times of Israel: Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE, citing its ‘provocative or hostile’ actions
100% of the statements in this article were traced back to the source articles listed above.