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Algeria closes airspace to UAE aircraft after severing diplomatic ties
September 10, 2026 at 08:56 PM
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Algeria's Defense Ministry has closed its airspace to UAE-registered aircraft from September 11, following Algeria's decision to cut diplomatic relations with the UAE.
- Algeria's Defense Ministry announced the closure of Algerian airspace to all UAE-registered civil and military aircraft, effective September 11, 2026.
- The decision exempts UAE commercial flights to and from Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, which will continue until the end of 2026.
- The UAE Foreign Ministry confirmed its commitment to developing relations with all states and expressed hope that Algeria's decision to cut ties would be temporary.