The Wall Street Journal reported: In December, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman gathered journalists in Riyadh for a rare briefing and conveyed a message according to which the long-standing ally for decades, the United Arab Emirates, "stabbed a knife in our back," he said.
The rift between the two comes amid competition for economic and geopolitical power in the Middle East and the global oil markets. The two royals are quarreling over who makes the decisions in the Middle East when the US plays a reduced role.
NEWSRAEL: Saudi Arabia, which sees itself as not only the caretaker of the Arab and Muslim people, but as the "strong man" in the Arab peninsula. The UAE is encroaching on the Saudi’s financial leadership, and the crown prince is angry.
Maybe he should hurry up and do as the UAE did and sign the Abraham Accords?