Witkoff said: “We are currently working with our team on the Algeria and Morocco files.” On August 24, 2021, Algeria severed its relations with Morocco due to “hostile actions,” as announced by Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra at the time. Additionally, on September 21, 2021, Algeria decided to immediately close its airspace to all Moroccan civilian and military aircraft, citing “continued provocations and hostile practices by the Moroccan side,” according to the Algerian High Security Council at the time. The borders between the two countries have been closed since 1994, following the “Atlas Asni” hotel bombings in Marrakech, when Rabat accused Algeria of being behind them. The late King Hassan II imposed a visa requirement on Algerians to enter the country, prompting Algeria to close the land borders between the two countries.
