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 confrontation threatened to open a new front in Yemen’s decadelong war, with forces allied against the Iran-backed Houthis possibly turning their sights on each other in the Arab world’s poorest nation,
The UAE hasn't yet responded to the accusation. The situation further escalates tensions between the neighboring nations on the Arabian Peninsula.