INTERESTING: The UAE president sent a handwritten letter directly to Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old King Salman, bypassing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in what diplomats view as a deliberate power move.
A Western official:
The Emiratis felt they had no other option than to go straight to the top.
MBS is not going to be happy with this approach.
The letter comes as Saudi-UAE relations continue to strain.
The move also appears to reject a separate mediation channel that MBS had offered through his brother, Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, to UAE national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed.
Source: MEE
August 28, 2026 111 2
