The decision to leave OPEC, coupled with a series of independent diplomatic and security moves, indicates the UAE is pursuing its own course to reshape its position in the Middle East, according to experts.
As the LIV Golf system teeters on the brink of collapse, boxing and women's tennis face peril as they can no longer easily access abundant funding from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Gulf officials stated that leaders from countries in the region convened in Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to counter threats from Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The US has deployed Ukraine's anti-UAV system at an airport in Saudi Arabia, following heavy damage to the base from Iranian attacks, according to Reuters.