By setting its own course, the UAE is showing it is willing to further alienate the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council, and most obviously Saudi Arabia https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/30/the-uae-doubles-down-on-israel-and-america?taid=69f5dde1083ff200013ac0cb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante