The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. (Credit: AFP)
A quick look at Emirati and Saudi media reveals that both powers, whose underlying tensions erupted in Yemen, are seeking to downplay the issue and work toward de-escalation. Caution has taken hold in media coverage in recent hours, despite the unprecedented confrontation between the two neighbors after Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Dec. 30, targeted a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Yemeni port of al-Mukalla, intended for separatists of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) whom the UAE sponsors.Three days later, Emirati newspaper The National gave only three short lines to the "critical point" reached between the Gulf monarchies. More on the dynamics A strategic rift between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi comes to light For its part, Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat reported the latest developments in Yemen...
A quick look at Emirati and Saudi media reveals that both powers, whose underlying tensions erupted in Yemen, are seeking to downplay the issue and work toward de-escalation. Caution has taken hold in media coverage in recent hours, despite the unprecedented confrontation between the two neighbors after Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Dec. 30, targeted a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Yemeni port of al-Mukalla, intended for separatists of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) whom the UAE sponsors.Three days later, Emirati newspaper The National gave only three short lines to the "critical point" reached between the Gulf monarchies. More on the dynamics A strategic rift between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi comes to light For its part, Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat reported the latest developments in...
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