ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it was forming a new military and economic committee with Saudi Arabia separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The move comes with Kuwait hosting a two-day summit of the GCC, which is riven by divisions after Saudi Arabia and its allies cut ties with Qatar earlier this year.

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