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'Ideology, family and history': The UAE-Saudi Arabia feud explained

· By Middleeasteye
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Saudi Arabia tried to bribe a prince of the UAE’s al-Nahyan family to cede control of a desert oasis suspected of containing vast quantities of oil. The sheikh rejected the offer to betray his family, and Saudi Arabia launched a failed invasion of the territory.

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