Saudi-UAE tensions

Saudi-UAE tensions

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Saudi-UAE tensions
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The growing Saudi-UAE power struggle in the Horn of Africa

What began as a quiet divergence between Saudi Arabia and the UAE now risks escalating into an overt struggle for dominance across the Horn of Africa

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
09 February, 2026
A man walks on a street in Al-Mukalla, in Yemen's southern coastal Hadramaout province, on 20 January 2026. [Getty]
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How Hadramout is central to Saudi-Emirati struggle over Yemen

Rachid Mohsen
21 January, 2026
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Saudi-UAE tensions
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Exposed fault lines: Why the Saudi-UAE alliance has ruptured

Giorgio Cafiero
14 January, 2026