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
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