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Iranian attacks killed American service members in Jordan, U.S. strikes cut transport links around Bandar Abbas, and Tehran widened its retaliation to Kuwait while threatening major ports and airports in Emirates.
Ankara is reportedly negotiating the transfer of its Russian-made S-400 air-defence systems to the United Arab Emirates, a move that could remove the main obstacle to restoring Turkey’s access to the US F-35 programme.
Two sources at the United Nations said that the United Arab Emirates promotes its former UN ambassador, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, as a candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General.
The UAE’s flagship AI data-center project places Abu Dhabi at the center of a new bargain: Gulf energy and capital in exchange for access to advanced U.S. chips and frontier AI infrastructure.
Abu Dhabi’s post-OPEC energy strategy is beginning to take shape: more drilling, faster unconventional oil and gas development, and a push to secure export routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
The United Arab Emirates tried unsuccessfully to persuade Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf states to join a coordinated military response against Iran.
Abu Dhabi denied Netanyahu’s alleged visit and the reception of any Israeli military delegation indicating a turn in the UAE's enthusiasm in declaring links with Israel.
The shipment marks a turning point in the UAE’s push to become a global AI hub, but it also places Abu Dhabi inside Washington’s widening contest over advanced chips, China, and control of the future AI supply chain.
Gulf states face a persistent demographic contradiction: they possess immense wealth, advanced infrastructure, and ambitious foreign policies, but relatively small citizen populations.
Sisi and Mohamed bin Zayed’s visited an Egyptian air detachment revealing that Egypt has deployed a Rafale fighters squadron in the UAE.