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Abu Dhabi
UAE capital and largest emirate, seat of federal power and the country's oil wealth.
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#172 18 Aug
Mentioned in: Baqaei calls the UAE missile claim baseless
Iran Conflict 2026#173 18 Aug
Cited as the emirate that halted trade with Iran days before the filings closed
Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Seven filings put a price on Hormuz#173 18 Aug
Mentioned in: Gulf ports plan for a shut strait
Iran Conflict 2026#173 18 Aug
Mentioned in: DP World builds around the strait
Iran Conflict 2026#172 17 Aug
Mentioned in: Abu Dhabi cuts Iran's payment channel
Iran Conflict 2026#174 17 Aug
Mentioned in: Navy buys seven years of Tomahawks
Iran Conflict 2026#171 15 Aug
Mentioned in: Three tankers hit, one statement twice
Iran Conflict 2026#170 12 Aug
Mentioned in: UAE names IRGC over two ADNOC ships
Iran Conflict 2026#169 10 Aug
Mentioned in: Gargash warns: neither war nor peace
Iran Conflict 2026#168 7 Aug
Mentioned in: UAE says an Iranian missile hit its vessel
Iran Conflict 2026#165 2 Aug
Mentioned in: White House signs nothing on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#165 1 Aug
Mentioned in: Trump calls off the Sunday strike
Iran Conflict 2026#165 1 Aug
Mentioned in: Gulf capitals split over the reprieve
Iran Conflict 2026#161 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Gulf jets struck Iran, WSJ reports
Iran Conflict 2026#159 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Thirteen airlines book out to October
Iran Conflict 2026#157 18 Jul
Mentioned in: Four Arab capitals call for the June ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#157 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Kuwait's airport shuts as Gulf carriers retreat
Iran Conflict 2026#9 14 Jul
Mentioned in: EU clears Gulf equity in Paramount deal
Media's AI Pivot#15 25 Jun
Mentioned in: OpenAI holds $1tn, slips IPO to 2027
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#135 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Gulf producers build around the strait
Iran Conflict 2026#11 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Freight rate holds as Brent caves
European Oil Markets#10 18 Jun
Mentioned in: Fujairah distillates double at the floor
European Oil Markets#7 14 Jun
Mentioned in: Kenya's AI campus turned on a guarantee
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#120 5 Jun
Mentioned in: Bahrain's missile shield runs near empty
Iran Conflict 2026#5 4 Jun
Mentioned in: OPEC+ to vote barrels it can't pump
European Oil Markets#6 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Novak admits drones are cutting Russian oil
European Oil Markets#5 30 May
Mentioned in: Singapore prices its conditions up front
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#103 19 May
Mentioned in: UNSC at Barakah: red line invoked
Iran Conflict 2026#101 18 May
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $110, ADNOC bypasses Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#102 18 May
Mentioned in: Iran and Oman draft Hormuz bilateral
Iran Conflict 2026#100 15 May
Mentioned in: UAE blocks BRICS Iran statement after Gulf drone strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#94 9 May
Mentioned in: HMS Dragon sails for Hormuz without rules of engagement
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
Mentioned in: Fujairah hits 1.62 mbpd; ADCOP nears cap
Iran Conflict 2026#2 6 May
Ranked fourth on sovereign demand pull and G42 targeting 200 MW by Q3 2026
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Where the next data centres should go#89 4 May
Mentioned in: Iran zone now spans Fujairah, Khorfakkan
Iran Conflict 2026#1 3 May
OPEC+ hike 188kbd, UAE out of the room
European Oil Markets#86 1 May
Mentioned in: Brent falls $14.83 in a session
Iran Conflict 2026#84 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent settles at $123, new wartime high
Iran Conflict 2026#85 30 Apr
Mentioned in: State launches MFC for Hormuz with no members
Iran Conflict 2026#15 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Kyiv calls Putin truce offer theatrical
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#6 27 Apr
Mentioned in: Mubaraz: first loaded LNG out of Hormuz
European Energy Markets#2 27 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI puts a number on UK electricity gap
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#80 26 Apr
Mentioned in: Araghchi reaches Muscat after Salalah strike
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Saudis welcome, UAE posts harder conditions
Iran Conflict 2026#13 11 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE brokers 175-for-175 prisoner swap with US
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#65 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz trickle: five then seven vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#11 4 Apr
Mentioned in: US Envoys Plan First Kyiv Visit After Easter
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#57 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Kuwait Refinery Hit Third Time; Desalination Plant Struck
Iran Conflict 2026#57 3 Apr
Abu Dhabi Gas Facility Ablaze After Intercept Debris Strike
Iran Conflict 2026#1 1 Apr
Blackstone £10B Blyth, Amazon €33.7B EU
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#55 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Fujairah Bypass Pipeline Reaches 71% Capacity
Iran Conflict 2026#55 31 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE Dismantles IRGC Networks on Its Soil
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#2 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Hollywood unions push royalty to beat AI
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#1 22 Mar
Mentioned in: $230,000 for a World Cup final seat
2026 FIFA World Cup#44 19 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens crushing strikes on UAE
Iran Conflict 2026#6 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine delegation heads to Washington
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#41 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Debris shuts two more UAE gas plants
Iran Conflict 2026#41 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Qatar expels Iran envoys over Ras Laffan
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: Migrant workers bear the Gulf's losses
Iran Conflict 2026#41 16 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires at Qatar's Ras Laffan hub
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE downs 55 projectiles; Fujairah burns
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Brent breaks $106, 50% above pre-war
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Drone shuts Dubai Airport for 7 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Suffered drone strike on Shah gas field 180 km to southwest
Iran Conflict 2026: Drone fire shuts UAE's $10bn gas field#38 15 Mar
Recorded 1,919 intercepts and 7 killed in 17 days of strikes
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE tallies 1,919 intercepts in 17 days#38 15 Mar
Suffered first fatality inside the capital in Al Bahyah district
Iran Conflict 2026: First death inside Abu Dhabi#36 14 Mar
Intercepted full barrage of 9 missiles and 33 drones
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE stops full barrage; Fujairah burns#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Two drones breach Kuwait base, wound 3
Iran Conflict 2026#31 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Chinese ships pass; others are seized
Iran Conflict 2026#31 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Beijing shields Iran's new leader
Iran Conflict 2026#4 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukrainian drone crews deploy in Gulf
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#29 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Drones hit Kuwait airport fuel tanks
Iran Conflict 2026#26 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Pezeshkian rejects Trump surrender terms
Iran Conflict 2026#25 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran hits Bahrain hotel and residences
Iran Conflict 2026#28 6 Mar
Considered Iranian asset freeze as economic countermeasure
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE weighs Iranian asset freeze#28 6 Mar
Hosted MBZ's first wartime public appearance at city hospital
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE's MBZ first public appearance of war#27 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Clerics call ceasefire treason
Iran Conflict 2026#22 5 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent hits $83.75, fifth straight gain
Iran Conflict 2026#22 5 Mar
Struck by first ballistic missile to land on Emirati soil
Iran Conflict 2026: One Iranian missile lands inside UAE#22 5 Mar
Mentioned in: Macron orders Charles de Gaulle to Med
Iran Conflict 2026#22 5 Mar
Mentioned in: WHO Dubai hub halted, 75 nations hit
Iran Conflict 2026#22 5 Mar
Joined EU joint condemnation of Iranian attacks on Gulf states
Iran Conflict 2026: EU and Gulf states condemn Iran jointly#22 5 Mar
Received French Rafale jets at Al-Dhafra air base
Iran Conflict 2026: French Rafales deploy to UAE Al-Dhafra#17 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Drone hits Dubai US consulate car park
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Considered direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian launch sites
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE and Saudi Arabia weigh Iran strikes#18 4 Mar
Lost eastern coast bunkering hub Fujairah to overnight strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Fujairah struck; Gulf bunkering hub hit#17 4 Mar
Mentioned in: European warships move toward the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#3 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran war cancels Istanbul peace talks
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1 3 Mar
Hosted Round 2 peace talks that deadlocked on territory
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Abu Dhabi Round 2 deadlocks on borders#1 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia pushes on Kramatorsk from south
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia pushes buffer zone into Sumy
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine gains 400 sq km in February
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#12 2 Mar
Mentioned in: US orders departure from 16 countries
Iran Conflict 2026#12 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi defences down eight drones, Riyadh
Iran Conflict 2026#12 2 Mar
UAE reopens airports as Gulf shuts down
Iran Conflict 2026#2 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Merz to Trump: no deal without Europe
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#12 2 Mar
Mentioned in: 13,000 regional flights cancelled
Iran Conflict 2026#10 2 Mar
Closed airport to normal operations with hundreds of thousands stranded
Iran Conflict 2026: 1,560 flights cut; Gulf airports closed#10 2 Mar
Closed Tehran embassy, first Gulf state to sever diplomatic presence
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE closes Tehran embassy; first in Gulf#1 1 Mar
Mentioned in: 8,828 drones in 24 hours — triple norm
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#2 1 Mar
Lost as venue for third US-Russia-Ukraine peace trilateral
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Trilateral loses venue, keeps deadlock#3 1 Mar
Mentioned in: 8,828 drones in 24 hours — triple norm
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#6 1 Mar
Mentioned in: Dubai airport hit; 70% of flights cut
Iran Conflict 2026#6 1 Mar
Struck at Zayed International Airport: one killed, seven injured
Iran Conflict 2026: One killed at Abu Dhabi airport strike#1 27 Feb
Hosted talks threatened by Russian walkout over oblasts
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia threatens walkout over oblasts#1 24 Feb