Executives in the United Arab Emirates fear the country’s rift with Saudi Arabia could affect their operations after some businesses said they had requests for visas to the kingdom rejected in recent weeks.
Tensions between the two traditional allies burst into the open in December after Riyadh alleged that the UAE had supported a Yemeni separatist faction that had launched an offensive against Saudi-backed groups.
Since then, employees at banks, management consultancies, law firms and oil…
