Skip to main content
Click to see menu
Newsletters（https://www.al-monitor.com/newsletter/subscribe） Events（https://www.al-monitor.com/events）
Subscribe（https://www.al-monitor.com/checkout）
Sign in（https://www.al-monitor.com/user/login?current=/united-arab-emirates）
The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
Close Menu
Search
United Arab Emirates
November 7, 2026
Abu Dhabi
9:46 pm
30°C
Analysis
Gulf’s $3 trillion US investment drive faces post-midterm Trump reckoning（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/gulfs-3-trillion-us-investment-drive-faces-post-midterm-trump-reckoning）
A sweeping midterm election victory by Democrats on Nov. 3 is cause for concern among Gulf states that eagerly embraced Trump's White House and pledged huge investment commitments.（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/gulfs-3-trillion-us-investment-drive-faces-post-midterm-trump-reckoning）
By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC , reporting on regional business and tech（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/samuel-wendel）
Newsletter: City Pulse Dubai
Memories of home by Salah Elmur（https://www.al-monitor.com/newsletter/2026-11-06/memories-home-salah-elmur）
Also this week: Dubai Design Week, Christie’s auction highlights and Levantine dining.（https://www.al-monitor.com/newsletter/2026-11-06/memories-home-salah-elmur）
By Rebecca Anne Proctor In Dubai , reporting on culture（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/rebecca-anne-proctor）
Costa Rica's Grynspan extends lead in UNSG poll as Nusseibeh places fourth（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/costa-ricas-grynspan-extends-lead-unsg-poll-nusseibeh-places-fourth）
The Costa Rican candidate received 12 encourage votes in Thursday's UN Security Council straw poll.（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/costa-ricas-grynspan-extends-lead-unsg-poll-nusseibeh-places-fourth）
United Arab Emirates（https://www.al-monitor.com/united-arab-emirates）
Newsletter: Business & Tech
Democrats’ win: What’s at stake for Gulf business（https://www.al-monitor.com/newsletter/2026-11-04/democrats-win-whats-stake-gulf-business）
The immediate concern for the region is whether Washington and Israel will resume strikes on Iran, potentially triggering further Iranian attacks on Gulf states.（https://www.al-monitor.com/newsletter/2026-11-04/democrats-win-whats-stake-gulf-business）
By Jack Dutton In Bristol , reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/jack-dutton）
Latest News
Newsletter: FutureVerse
US elections spotlight Gulf tech risks（https://www.al-monitor.com/newsletter/2026-11-03/us-elections-spotlight-gulf-tech-risks）
By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC , reporting on regional business and tech（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/samuel-wendel）
UAE taps French firm for first-ever natural hydrogen exploration: What to know（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/uae-taps-french-firm-first-ever-natural-hydrogen-exploration-what-know）
United Arab Emirates（https://www.al-monitor.com/united-arab-emirates）
OpenAI's Altman signs UAE energy, government deals amid Gulf funding push（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/openais-altman-signs-uae-energy-government-deals-amid-gulf-funding-push）
United Arab Emirates（https://www.al-monitor.com/united-arab-emirates）
UAE's Nusseibeh comes in fourth in latest UNSG straw poll: What to know（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/uaes-nusseibeh-comes-fourth-latest-unsg-straw-poll-what-know）
United Arab Emirates（https://www.al-monitor.com/united-arab-emirates）
Our Journalists
Samuel Wendel（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/samuel-wendel）
Senior Analyst, Middle East Business & Tech
In Washington, DC , reporting on regional business and tech
Adam Lucente（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/adam-lucente.html）
News and Business Correspondent
In New York City , reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change
Jack Dutton（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/jack-dutton）
Chief Business Correspondent
In Bristol , reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Sabena Siddiqui（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html）
In Karachi , reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran
Vanessa Ghanem（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/vanessa-ghanem）
In Dubai , reporting on business, energy and politics
Mohammed Soliman（https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/mohammed-soliman）
In Washington, DC , reporting on Gulf politics
Canada, UAE sign trade pact as Ottawa seeks to diversify beyond US（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/canada-uae-sign-trade-pact-ottawa-seeks-diversify-beyond-us）
The agreement is set to broadly lift tariffs on key products as Canadian officials hope to boost bilateral trade to $7 billion within a decade.（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/canada-uae-sign-trade-pact-ottawa-seeks-diversify-beyond-us）
United Arab Emirates（https://www.al-monitor.com/united-arab-emirates）
UAE battles tanker oil spill as war's environmental toll mounts（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/uae-battles-tanker-oil-spill-wars-environmental-toll-mounts）
Gulf oil spills have become more frequent since the beginning of the US-Israel-Iran war on Feb. 28.（https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/uae-battles-tanker-oil-spill-wars-environmental-toll-mounts）
United Arab Emirates（https://www.al-monitor.com/united-arab-emirates）
Newsletter: City Pulse Dubai