Saudi-UAE tensions

Saudi-UAE tensions

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A Growing Gulf Between Nations

This week, we look at the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and the differing approach by both countries to the war in Iran.

Hugo Goodridge
10 June, 2026
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OPEC
Analysis
Live Story

UAE quits OPEC: What next for oil, the Gulf, and geopolitics?

Giorgio Cafiero
04 May, 2026
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed
Saudi-UAE tensions
MENA
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MbZ 'adviser' attacks Wahhabism as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2026
UAE SISI
Egypt
MENA
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Navigating Saudi-UAE tensions, Egypt's Sisi lands in Abu Dhabi

Saleh Salem
10 February, 2026
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Saudi-UAE tensions
Analysis
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The growing Saudi-UAE power struggle in 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]
Yemen
MENA
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How Hadramout is central to Saudi-Emirati struggle over Yemen

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

Giorgio Cafiero
14 January, 2026