MBZ, the Emirati sheikh who shook up the Gulf
From foreign interventions to abandoning Opec, the UAE’s leader is charting a different path for his country
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Move underlines long-running frustrations with group over production quotas
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Exit represents a rejection of the production-control system dominated in recent years by Saudi Arabia
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Leaving the oil cartel is not just a commercial decision — it reflects structural changes in global energy markets
How the UAE-Saudi Arabia alliance ruptured
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UAE withdrawal from Opec reopens rift with Saudi Arabia
After putting on a united front during the Iran war, the Gulf’s most consequential rivalry has burst into the open again
The twilight of Opec
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