Otaiba Rules Out Use of Naval Facilities in UAE

The UAE Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Mana Saeed al-Otaiba, has said that while Kuwait has every right to take whatever steps it deems necessary to protect its tankers, the UAE will not allow foreign warships to enter its territorial waters and will not grant them access to naval facilities.

Dr. Otaiba, speaking in an interview published by the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas on 11 June, said that the Arab Gulf states feel strongly about the Gulf because...