Animosity in North Africa as Algeria Shuts Its Airspace to Morocco

Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to provocations and hostile practices by its neighbour.<br />Morocco called the severing of ties completely unjustified and says the decision was based on false, even absurd pretexts.<br />The Algerian presidency says the decision had been made "to shut its airspace immediately to all civilian and military aircraft as well as to those registered in Morocco."<br />The presidency says they examined the situation on Algeria&#039;s border with Morocco and took into account the continuation of provocations and hostile practices by Morocco without providing details.