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Saudi-UAE relations cool, amid heightened economic rivalry


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Issue 1165 - 10 Mar 2023 | 8 minute read

Relations between the two heavyweight Gulf monarchies – Saudi Arabia and the UAE – appear to have succumbed to a renewed period of tension, amid rising economic competition and a growing list of differences over regional diplomatic issues.

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