Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ)

Regional experts say the STC would not have moved so far without an implicit endorsement of UAE's President Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ)...

China and Turkey have also strongly expressed their opposition to the Israeli move which also carries other implications for UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan...

Trump is also aware of the deepening hostility between the UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan who lobbied for Somaliland and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman al Saud who vehemently opposes breaking up Somalia...

How rival alliances target the Red Sea A central pillar of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's foreign policy is his close relationship with President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) of the United Arab Emirates...

Rather than securing development funds observers believe Mahamat Kaka's priority was to seek direct support from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) – aware that Zaghawa unity is fragile and could yet turn against him...

A speech by Anwar Gargash foreign policy advisor to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan on 2 November admitting to mistakes in Sudan policy was heralded by some as a prelude to a substantive policy shift...

This may make the UAE a net winner in the Quad negotiations given the volume of military and other backing that President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ)'s government has given to Hemeti and the RSF as reported by UN investigators and independent media organisations and its suborning of countries neighbouring Sudan such as Chad Libya South Sudan and Uganda...

Notwithstanding the high-handedness of UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) in treating with nations such as Somalia – such as his ignoring of the UN arms embargo – Hassan Sheikh has invited Abu Dhabi's anger at times...

Others said that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) who was by then in full control in Abu Dhabi was promoting Sharmarke as his man or that DP World played Somaliland off against Mogadishu...

The UAE under President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) is Egypt's largest foreign investor – with a US$35 billion commitment on the Mediterranean coast and shares Sisi's detestation of the Ikhwan al Muslimun (Muslim Brotherhood)...

Abiy's bonds with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan are strong meaning Addis would get at least tacit support from Abu Dhabi if his rivalry with former ally Eritrea's President Issayas Afewerki exploded into conflict...

We hear that the bombing killed dozens of RSF fighters wounded many including foreigners awaiting evacuation as well as officials from the UAE including one linked to Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahayan's family...

Piqued by this loss of face in London the following day UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) summoned Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno ‘Kaka' to Abu Dhabi for talks on ‘cooperation'...