The UAE's role has recently extended to supporting militias loyal to “Israel” within the Gaza Strip, as well as establishing a project to confine the Strip's residents to areas under Israeli control and occupation.

A Saudi-Turkish-Egyptian alignment is taking shape as an emerging axis, seeking to translate coordination into concrete action on the ground.

The past few weeks have witnessed a pivotal moment, as the Yemeni crisis has transformed from a distant issue into a direct threat on the border with the Sultanate of Oman.

Somalia has canceled its security and ports deals with the UAE, accusing the Gulf state of violating its sovereignty by using the East African nation to extract a Yemeni separatist leader.

Recent shifts in Yemen’s political landscape suggest the country is entering a new phase, marked above all by a distinctly Saudi-led recalibration of how the Yemen file is managed, following the retreat of the Emirati role.