Algeria announced, on Thursday, the severing of its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, giving its ambassador 48 hours to comply with this decision.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that “the decision came after exhausting all means and efforts to maintain bilateral relations,” stressing that “Algeria has shown a great deal of self-restraint and a high sense of responsibility in the face of the increasing provocative and hostile actions issued by the UAE.”
The Foreign Ministry explained that Algeria, out of its full respect for the principles governing relations between countries, has spared no effort in drawing the attention of the Emirati side and warning it of the dire consequences that may result from its unfortunate and unjustified behavior.
She added, “Despite these numerous warnings, the United Arab Emirates has continued to persist in these actions, which have reached limits that can no longer be considered acceptable or tolerable within the framework of existing relations between two sovereign states, or for them to remain without a response.”
Accordingly, the Algerian Foreign Ministry confirmed that “after exhausting all means to maintain bilateral relations, the Algerian government decided, today, to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates.”
In the same context, the Ministry explained that the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates was received at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today, Thursday, September 10, 2026, where he was officially informed of the content of the decision to sever diplomatic relations.
The Emirati ambassador was also informed that he was given a 48-hour deadline to comply with this decision.
