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Algeria Moves to Cancel Air Agreement with UAE

2/7/2026

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Algeria plans to cancel its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, signed in May 2013.
The move comes after Algerian media accused the UAE of inciting discord.
Formal notification to the United Arab Emirates and to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is required to terminate it.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said Gulf-state relations are positive, except with the UAE, which he says interferes in Algeria's internal affairs.

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Algeria plans to cancel its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, signed in May 2013.
The move comes after Algerian media accused the UAE of inciting discord.
Formal notification to the United Arab Emirates and to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is required to terminate it.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said Gulf-state relations are positive, except with the UAE, which he says interferes in Algeria's internal affairs.