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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Middle East

Is the Saudi-UAE rivalry heading for more violence?

The Emiratis' desire to crush Islamists and dominate geopolitically at all costs, particularly in Yemen and Sudan, is clashing with old friends in Riyadh

Sudan al-Fashir El Fasher
Africa

Sudan's bloody war is immune to Trump's art of the deal

El Fasher's fall exposes the failure of Washington’s reliance on regional power brokers — many who are directly involved — to end the conflict

Sudan
Africa

Will Sudan attack the UAE?

Accusations of genocide and war crimes may have taken the Sudanese civil war to a new level

 Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Sudan
Africa

Saudi Arabia chooses sides in Sudan's civil war

Riyadh went from mediator to backing the side opposed by its one-time regional partner, the UAE

Sudan
Africa

Unlikely foes: Egypt and the UAE's hidden battle for Sudan

Despite shared history and mutual interests, Cairo and Abu Dhabi find themselves at odds in this brutal civil war

US rewards UAE bad behavior making it a 'major defense partner'
Middle East

US rewards UAE bad behavior making it a 'major defense partner'

The Biden administration's decision reflects a consistently misguided Middle East playbook