Saudi Arabia is moving to end the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen and diminish its neighbor’s influence in other arenas, including the Red Sea, as tensions rise in the longstanding rivalry between the two Gulf powerhouses.
Saudi-backed forces that took control of the Second Military Region Command on the outskirts of Mukalla, Yemen, Jan. 2.
Saudi Arabia is moving to end the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen and diminish its neighbor’s influence in other arenas, including the Red Sea, as tensions rise in the longstanding rivalry between the two Gulf powerhouses.
Saudi-backed forces that took control of the Second Military Region Command on the outskirts of Mukalla, Yemen, Jan. 2.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was greeted at the White House last week with considerable pageantry and a series of pledges from US President Donald Trump, a mutual love-in that appeared to deepen the relationship between the two countries.
Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 18. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Politico/Bloomberg
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