# UAE vice president visits Saudi Arabia for first time since rift

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- Reuters, 2026-09-29 20:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-vice-president-visits-saudi-arabia-first-visit-since-rift-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abc2229a32b7800017a9ec1

> UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the kingdom’s defence minister. It was the first visit by a senior UAE official since a deep rift emerged between the Gulf powers last year.

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