Algerian-Qatari tension over Libya spills onto the soccer pitch

Islamist rebel Abdel Hakim Belhadj

By James M. Dorsey

Diplomatic tensions between Algeria and Qatar over the Gulf state’s support for NATO-backed Libyan rebels are spilling onto the soccer field.

As part of a litany of alleged anti-Algerian moves by Qatar, Algerian media are accusing the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (Q…