Saudi and UAE back Opec cuts as US envoy warns of ‘uncertainty’

(PA)

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have defended a decision by Opec and its allies to cut oil production, even as an American envoy warned of “economic uncertainty” ahead for the world.

While cordial, the comments at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference showed the stark divide between the United States and Gulf Arab countries it supports militarily in the wider Middle East.