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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from the air. ⁠Photo: Pedal to the Stock/Shutterstock

United Arab Emirates: No Tracked Phrase New or Dropped Since the 2025 Baseline in 3 Compared Series

United Arab Emirates (الإمارات): 180 statements on file, newest October 17, 2026. Sources:

  • Emirates News Agency (WAM): collected, 176 statements; text kept: headline only (article bodies sit behind a WAF); last run October 18, 2026
  • UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs: collected, 4 statements; text kept: full text (English news); last run October 18, 2026
  • Checked, no phrase new or dropped
  • Fewer than 5 statements to compare
Screenshot of the United Arab Emirates official page cited, captured October 17, 2026
Screenshot by MEF of the cited statement page, www.mofa.gov.ae, captured October 17, 2026, HTTP 200.

Phrases Used, by Source and Topic

Statements naming each topic, and how many used each formula. Baseline July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025; current July 20, 2026 to October 17, 2026. The figures cover policy statements by United Arab Emirates's own officials; protocol cables (7) and agency items about other governments (0) are kept apart.

SourceLanguageTopicStatusBaselineCurrent
UAE Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishHouthistoo few statements (under 5)nonethe Houthi group 2/3; terrorist Houthi 1/3
UAE Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishPalestine (statehood terms)too few statements (under 5)nonenone
UAE Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishUnited Statestoo few statements (under 5)noneUnited States (by name) 1/2
Emirates News Agency (WAM)ArabicHouthistoo few statements (under 5)nonethe Houthi group 12/12
Emirates News Agency (WAM)ArabicIrantoo few statements (under 5)Iran (by name) 3/3Iranian attacks (or aggression) 15/16; Iran (by name) 1/16
Emirates News Agency (WAM)ArabicIsraelcheckedIsrael (by name) 1/18Israel (by name) 1/5
Emirates News Agency (WAM)ArabicPalestine (statehood terms)too few statements (under 5)two-state solution 1/4none
Emirates News Agency (WAM)ArabicUnited StatescheckedUnited States (by name) 2/14; America (informal) 1/14United States (by name) 2/7
Emirates News Agency (WAM)EnglishHouthistoo few statements (under 5)nonethe Houthi group 10/12; Houthis (by name) 2/12
Emirates News Agency (WAM)EnglishIrantoo few statements (under 5)noneIranian attacks (or aggression) 6/16; Iran (by name) 1/16
Emirates News Agency (WAM)EnglishIsraelcheckedIsrael (by name) 1/16Israel (by name) 2/5
Emirates News Agency (WAM)EnglishPalestine (statehood terms)too few statements (under 5)two-state solution 1/4none
Emirates News Agency (WAM)EnglishUnited Statestoo few statements (under 5)United States (by name) 1/1United States (by name) 1/2