MbZ of UAE sent a satellite towards Mars months back. Recent news, it's about to reach there and UAE is planning a celebration.
Today's news MbS KSA declared his initiative to send rockets into the Moon and Mars.
I smell a competition going on.
But even if I ignore the politics. This still sounds too little, too late. They had the fund. Could have done a lot on Science, Tech, Engineering and Production work starting from the 70s.