Relationship dossier
Algeria
Lebanon
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation has included Algerian emergency and fuel assistance to Lebanon.
Algeria toward Lebanon
+15Algeria sent assistance to Lebanon after the 2020 Beirut port explosion and provided fuel support during Lebanon’s 2021 energy crisis.
Lebanon toward Algeria
+10Lebanese authorities coordinated with Algeria over fuel assistance during the 2021 energy crisis and accepted the support.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has included concrete, episodic cooperation through emergency relief and fuel assistance. These actions provide a basis for a positive but modest overall assessment; the extent of sustained bilateral cooperation is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Algeria has provided Lebanon with emergency assistance, including aid after the 2020 Beirut port explosion and fuel support during Lebanon’s 2021 energy crisis. Lebanese authorities coordinated with and accepted this assistance. These episodes indicate practical cooperation, though its scope and durability are uncertain.
Key developments
Algeria sent emergency assistance to Lebanon following the Beirut port explosion.
Algeria provided fuel support to Lebanon during its energy crisis.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of longer-term bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- Details of Lebanese government engagement with Algeria beyond aid coordination are limited.