The material emphasizes that the UAE was disappointed with the "weak and slow" US response to the Houthis attack, while the US administration remained dissatisfied with Abu Dhabi's reaction to the events around Ukraine.
"Blinken's apology helped ease those tensions," the article notes.
Blinken and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi met in Morocco, the sources said.
In January, the UAE Ministry of Defense reported that the country's air defense systems intercepted two missiles launched by the Houthis in the Abu Dhabi area.