Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With the United Arab Emirates
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Algeria has ended its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The two countries had problems for many years. Now Algeria has decided to stop official contact with the UAE.
Algeria also closed its airspace. This means planes from the UAE cannot fly over Algeria.
The ban is for all aircraft with UAE registration. This includes both civilian planes and military planes.
Algeria has not given many public details about why this happened now.
The two countries have had tension for a long time. This decision shows the problems have become worse.
It is not clear when relations might start again in the future.
Vocabulary7 words
- diplomatic
- about official relations between countries
- airspace
- the sky above a country
- ban
- an official rule that stops something
- civilian
- not military; normal people
- military
- about soldiers and the army
- tension
- a feeling of trouble between people or countries
- relations
- the connection between two countries
Quiz
Answer key
1. Break diplomatic relations 2. Its airspace 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Algeria has ended its diplomatic _____ with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The two countries had problems for many _____.
Algeria also closed its _____.
This means planes from the UAE cannot fly _____ Algeria.
The ban is for all aircraft with UAE _____.
This includes both civilian planes and military _____.
Algeria has not given many public _____ about why this happened now.
The two countries have had _____ for a long time.
This decision shows the problems have become _____.
It is not clear when relations might start _____ in the future.