'F***in' coo coo': UAE envoy mocks Saudi leadership in leaked email
Yousef Otaiba ridicules Gulf ally in email exchange, betraying years of frustration at Riyadh old guard that coalesced into efforts to change it
Yousef Otaiba has pushed Mohammed bin Salman as future of Saudi Arabia (screengrab)-Mohammed bin Salman with military chiefs. Otaiba described him as a force for 'genuine change' (AFP)
Abdullah's demise sparked a battle for power inside the royal court (AFP)-Trump's first visit abroad as president culminated in this image in Saudi Arabia (screengrab)
The UAE's ambassador to Washington described Saudi Arabia's leadership as "f***in' coo coo!" in one of a series of leaked emails that suggests years of Emirati frustration with Riyadh's old regime had coalesced into a strategy to support the rise of young Mohammed bin Salman.