Khaberni - A British report indicates that Emirati figures with prominent social media accounts have received informal warnings from government representatives to refrain from responding to "increasing Saudi criticisms".
The "Financial Times" mentioned that the warnings to refrain from responding to "increasing Saudi criticisms" online come as the UAE seeks to de-escalate tensions with the Kingdom.
The British newspaper quoted one of them saying: "We were asked to focus on all the positive things happening here and not to engage in disputes".
The tensions between the two Gulf states had escalated in December after the Southern Transitional Council in Yemen took over vast areas of southern Yemen provinces in early December 2025.
The Arab Coalition forces led by the Kingdom intervened, and bombing positions held by the Transitional Council were followed by the UAE withdrawing the remainder of its teams sent for counter-terrorism in Yemen.
However, another kind of war continued on social media, waged by commentators and users on both sides, prompting many analysts to wonder if there was any intention in either capital to end this dispute.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan affirmed last Monday from Warsaw that despite the "difference in viewpoints" between the two countries about Yemen, their relationship is "of utmost importance", confirming that "this is indeed the reality, and that the UAE has completely left the Yemen issue".
