For years, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia projected geopolitical and economic power across the Gulf and beyond, seemingly in tandem.
But a growing rivalry and struggle for influence has come to a head – most recently in Yemen – following years of divergence over a tangle of competing interests that reach from regional waterways to the corridors of power in Washington, analysts say.
The once-close relationship between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Sheikh…
Saudi-UAE rivalry explodes into view after strike in war-torn Yemen
