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Saudi-UAE relations

The Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya, August 16, 2020. (Flash90)
May 15, 2026, 6:57 pm
UAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis
Experts say UAE taking pragmatic view that Israel is ‘like any other country,’ sees it as partner for security, while Riyadh and other Gulf capitals view Jerusalem as a rogue actor
By AFP and ToI Staff
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman walks to his seat after speaking during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, November 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
February 8, 2026, 7:56 pm
Saudi source: Israel criticism not antisemitic, Netanyahu doesn’t want normalization
After ADL sounded alarm about shift in Saudi media coverage of Israel and Jews, royal family source insists to Kan that Riyadh has ‘no hostility,’ just issues with Israeli policy
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 8, 2026, 1:53 pm
Relax, MBS isn’t aligning with Islamists. He also isn’t normalizing with Israel soon
Recent moves by Saudi Arabia against the UAE and toward Qatar and Turkey, along with a rise in antisemitism in the Saudi press, have alarmed many, but these processes are not new
By Lazar Berman
Yemeni politicians and others meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the situation in Yemen following the dissolution of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, January 18, 2026. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 18, 2026, 6:32 pm
Yemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolution of UAE-backed separatist group
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who led now-defunct Southern Transitional Council, does not attend but sends delegation; Saudi officials give assurances that STC officers will still get paid
By BARAA ANWER
This image grab from an AFPTV footage shows smoke after airstrikes as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council on January 2, 2026. (AFPTV / AFP)
January 2, 2026, 7:28 pm
Saudi jets strike UAE-backed separatists in Yemen; Abu Dhabi says its forces have withdrawn
7 separatist fighters said killed; UAE says it seeks de-escalation as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi jostle for power in government-run areas after forming coalition against Iran-backed Houthis
By AFP
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman waves goodbye while leaving the White House after a meeting in the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
January 2, 2026, 6:54 am
Best of frenemies: In Yemen, rivalry between Saudi Arabia and UAE bursts into view
Analysts say talk has swirled of rifts on several issues between Saudi Arabia’s MBS and the man once thought of as his mentor, the Emirates’ Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
By Callum PATON
A Southern Yemen soldier of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) stands at a checkpoint in Aden, Yemen, December 31, 2025. (AP Photo)
December 31, 2025, 4:45 pm
Saudi Arabia needs to know UAE ‘serious’ about Yemen pullback – source
Source close to kingdom’s government says Riyadh adopting a ‘wait-and-see’ approach amid tensions between neighbors over their backing of opposing forces in war-torn Yemen
By AFP
Screengrab of a video showing the aftermath of Saudi Arabia's strikes on what it said was weapons shipments from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen's separatist forces, in the Yemeni port city Mukalla, December 30, 2025. (X)
December 30, 2025, 11:09 am
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over separatist weapons shipment from UAE
No casualties reported in attack on Mukalla; Riyadh warns Abu Dhabi its actions in war-torn country are ‘extremely dangerous’
By AP and ToI Staff
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