UAE dissatisfied with Saudi-Qatari relations

Well-informed sources have told the Khaleej Times that Abu Dhabi “does not welcome” recent improvements in the relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

After the Egyptian presidency confirmed that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed had discussed Saudi Arabia’s reported steps towards reconciliation with Qatar, the sources said “it became clear that the United Arab Emirates and Cairo are not welcoming the Saudi-Qatari agreements”, according to the news website, which specialises in monitoring Gulf Cooperation Council news.

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“The UAE is seeking to disrupt the official declaration of reconciliation by stirring up a fake tension between Doha and Manama,” the sources said.

They added that the recent Bahraini-Qatari tension was being driven by Abu Dhabi’s desire to disrupt the move to announce these “understandings”.

A spokesman for the Egyptian presidency, Bassam Radi, said in a telephone interview with a local TV channel in Egypt that Sisi had discussed the reconciliation with Qatar with Bin Zayed during the latter’s current visit to Cairo.