UAE plans to take part in protection of Bab Al-Mandebnote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is said to be looking to work side by side with the allied navies to secure the Yemeni coast until the Bab Al-Mandeb. This comes amid talk about the UAE having a strategic plan to expand military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, the Yemen coast, Bab Al-Mandeb and until the coast of the Horn of Africa. The following 456-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi reaction. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/39 – Sept. 23, 2016]