Yemen, Saudi Arabia and UAE
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Once close allies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE now clash over power in the Middle East
A quiet, yet significant power struggle is emerging between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a key incident in Yemen exposed growing differences between the two countries. Once seen as closely aligned on Middle Eastern affairs,
Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes a rift long kept behind closed doors.
The UAE hasn't yet responded to the accusation. The situation further escalates tensions between the neighboring nations on the Arabian Peninsula.
Saudi Arabia alleges that the UAE smuggled Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi to Abu Dhabi after he was charged with treason, escalating tensions between the Gulf nations amid the ongoing war in Yemen.