Algeria could sever ties with UAE ‘in the coming days’ amid links to separatists

Algeria may sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates due to actions it considers hostile and destabilizing. Algiers suspects Abu Dhabi of supporting the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK), a separatist group that Algeria has designated a terrorist organization. An Algerian newspaper close to the government reported on the deep dissatisfaction with the UAE's actions, which are seen as endangering Algerian national unity and serving foreign agendas. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has previously made veiled criticisms of the UAE for interfering in the country's internal affairs.