Leaked emails allegedly show UAE’s ambassador to the US ridiculing Saudi Arabia

The UAE’s ambassador to the US — the eloquent and very sharp Youssef Otaiba — allegedly ridiculed Saudi Arabia in a number of emails that have since been leaked by hacking group GlobalLeaks, The Independent reports. Otaiba reportedly sent an email to his wife mocking KSA’s decision to ban red roses on Valentine’s Day and allegedly sent another message saying, “That whole country is [redacted] coo coo!” Otaiba also suggests that the Emirates see Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman as a reformer with whom they can work. The UAE embassy has confirmed that the address from which the emails purportedly originated match Otaiba’s.