Algeria has decided to close the airspace to Moroccan flights, both military and civil, and also to aircraft registered in Morocco. The Algerian president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, announced this today in a statement after the conclusion of a meeting of the country’s High Security Council. The decision to close the airspace was taken “due to the continuous provocations and hostile practices by Morocco”, the statement read.
In mid-August, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Morocco, which are traditionally difficult and which have recently worsened for various reasons: “Moroccan propaganda and their security services are waging a cowardly war. against Algeria, its people and its leaders, ”Lamamra explained on that occasion.
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