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The UAE has discussed regional developments with Qatar and Oman during separate telephone calls involving Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The discussions highlight ongoing diplomatic engagement across the Gulf. #UAE #Qatar #Oman #Diplomacy #GulfNews
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UAEโ€“RUSSIA DIPLOMACY: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and partnership during a phone call, while exchanging views on regional and international developments. #UAERussia
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Dignity. Leadership. National pride. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช A message celebrating Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the values associated with leadership in the United Arab Emirates. #UAE
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Saudi Arabia ranks No. 1 globally in RPKI Route Origin Validation (ROV) adoption, reaching an impressive 99.82%, according to APNIC Labs measurements cited by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission. A major milestone for internet security! #SaudiArabia
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—จ๐——๐—œ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—š๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿต.๐Ÿด% ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ž๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป | ๐—” ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† in Resource Public Key Infrastructure Route Origin Validation (RPKI RoV) activation, reaching an exceptional ๐Ÿต๐Ÿต.๐Ÿด% ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, according to APNIC measurements announced by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (@CST_KSA ). This achievement reflects the Kingdomโ€™s continued advancement in strengthening the security, reliability, and resilience of its digital infrastructure. ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. The Kingdomโ€™s wider achievements include: โ–ช๏ธ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ in RPKI RoV activation, helping protect internet routing against unauthorized network announcements. โ–ช๏ธ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ in IPv6 implementation. โ–ช๏ธ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ in DNSSEC validation. These developments reinforce the foundations for secure digital services, advanced technologies, international investment, and cross-border economic cooperation. Aligned with the ambitions of ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ, the Kingdom continues to demonstrate how investment in technological capabilities and infrastructure can support long-term economic transformation. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐—•๐—จ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง. ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—š๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ. ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ. #SaudiArabia #SaudiVision2030 #SaudiBusinessCouncil #RPKI #DigitalTransformation #Cybersecurity #Innovation
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Middle East security takes centre stage as Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and Sergey Lavrov discuss regional developments, de-escalation and strengthening UAEโ€“Russia bilateral relations. #Diplomacy #UAENews #Russia
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov to discuss bilateral cooperation and international developments. H.H. underscored the UAE's readiness to support a peaceful solution between Russia and Ukraine while addressing the humanitarian impact on civilians.
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Gulfโ€“Russia relations take centre stage! A joint press conference follows the Strategic Dialogue between the GCC and Russia, bringing together senior diplomatic representatives. #Russia #GCC
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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi, highlighting the deep-rooted brotherhood between the UAE and Saudi Arabia. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #UAESaudiRelations
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Strong ties, shared vision! UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi, discussing brotherly relations and key regional developments. A partnership built on trust and cooperation. #UAESaudiRelations
The UAE President received Prince Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi and discussed brotherly relations and regional developments. The meeting reinforces the depth of UAE-Saudi partnership at a time when coordination on regional files matters. Shared security and steady dialogue remain the foundation.
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GCC and Russia reaffirmed their longstanding ties at the Ninth Joint Ministerial Meeting of their Strategic Dialogue in Bahrain on October 18, 2026. Talks focused on cooperation, regional developments and peace efforts. #GCCRussia
ุชุฑุฃุณ ู…ุนุงู„ูŠ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎ ุฌุฑุงุญ ุฌุงุจุฑ ุงู„ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุตุจุงุญุŒ ูˆุฒูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฎุงุฑุฌูŠุฉุŒ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู…ูˆุงูู‚ 18 ุฃูƒุชูˆุจุฑ 2026ุŒ ูˆูุฏ ุฏูˆู„ุฉ ุงู„ูƒูˆูŠุช ุงู„ู…ุดุงุฑูƒ ููŠ ุงู„ุงุฌุชู…ุงุน ุงู„ูˆุฒุงุฑูŠ ุงู„ู…ุดุชุฑูƒ ุงู„ุชุงุณุน ู„ู„ุญูˆุงุฑ ุงู„ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูŠุฌูŠ ุจูŠู† ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ู„ุฏูˆู„ ุงู„ุฎู„ูŠุฌ ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ ูˆุฑูˆุณูŠุง ุงู„ุงุชุญุงุฏูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฐูŠ ุนู‚ุฏ ููŠ ู…ู…ู„ูƒุฉ ุงู„ุจุญุฑูŠู† ุงู„ุดู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ. ูˆุฃูƒุฏ ุฃุตุญุงุจ ุงู„ุณู…ูˆ ูˆุงู„ู…ุนุงู„ูŠ ูˆุงู„ุณุนุงุฏุฉ ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ุฎุงุฑุฌูŠุฉ ุฏูˆู„ ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ู„ุฏูˆู„ ุงู„ุฎู„ูŠุฌ ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ ู…ุน ู…ุนุงู„ูŠ ุงู„ุณูŠุฏ ุณูŠุฑุบูŠ ู„ุงูุฑูˆูุŒ ูˆุฒูŠุฑ ุฎุงุฑุฌูŠุฉ ุฑูˆุณูŠุง ุงู„ุงุชุญุงุฏูŠุฉุŒ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุชุงู†ุฉ ุงู„ุนู„ุงู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุฌู…ุน ุจูŠู† ุฏูˆู„ ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ูˆุฑูˆุณูŠุง ุงู„ุงุชุญุงุฏูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุฑูˆุงุจุท ุงู„ุตุฏุงู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุชุงุฑูŠุฎูŠุฉ ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุฌุงู†ุจูŠู†. ูˆุชู… ุจุญุซ ุณุจู„ ุชุนุฒูŠุฒ ุงู„ุนู„ุงู‚ุงุช ุงู„ุฎู„ูŠุฌูŠุฉ - ุงู„ุฑูˆุณูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฃุฎุฐ ุจู…ุฌุงู„ุงุช ุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุขูุงู‚ ุฃุฑุญุจ ูˆุฃูƒุซุฑ ุดู…ูˆู„ู‹ุงุŒ ุจู…ุง ูŠุฎุฏู… ุงู„ู…ุตุงู„ุญ ุงู„ู…ุดุชุฑูƒุฉ. ูƒู…ุง ุฌุฑู‰ ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุงุฌุชู…ุงุน ู…ู†ุงู‚ุดุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุถุงูŠุง ุงู„ุฅู‚ู„ูŠู…ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุชุทูˆุฑุงุช ุงู„ุฑุงู‡ู†ุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ู†ุทู‚ุฉ ูˆุชุฏุงุนูŠุงุชู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุจุญุซ ุฃุทุฑ ุชูƒุซูŠู ุงู„ุชู†ุณูŠู‚ ุจูŠู† ุฏูˆู„ ุงู„ู…ุฌู„ุณ ูˆุฑูˆุณูŠุง ุงู„ุงุชุญุงุฏูŠุฉ ุญูŠุงู„ ู…ุฎุชู„ู ุงู„ุชุญุฏูŠุงุช ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชูˆุงุฌู‡ ุงู„ู…ู†ุทู‚ุฉ ูˆุงู„ุนุงู„ู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฏูุน ุจุฌู‡ูˆุฏ ุฅุญู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….
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The UAE passport takes center stage as a symbol of global mobility, international connections, and the Emiratesโ€™ growing presence worldwide. #UAE
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed highlights the importance of advancing national capabilities in science and technology to deliver lasting benefits across every sector of the economy and society. #UAEVision #Innovation
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A partnership built on brotherhood! ๐Ÿค The UAE and Oman reaffirm their commitment to deeper cooperation, shared prosperity and the well-being of their peoples during high-level diplomatic talks. #UAE #Oman
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A royal meeting that reflects a lasting friendship! His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq's meetings at Windsor Castle highlight the deep-rooted relationship between Oman and the United Kingdom. #OmanUK_building_bridges #ุงู„ุณู„ุทุงู†_ู‡ูŠุซู…_ูŠุฒูˆุฑ_ุจุฑูŠุทุงู†ูŠุง
ุชูˆุงุตู„ูŒ ุฑููŠุน ูŠูุนู…ู‘ู‚ ุงู„ุตุฏุงู‚ุฉ ู…ู† ู„ู‚ุงุกุงุช ุฌู„ุงู„ุฉ ุงู„ุณู„ุทุงู† ู‡ูŠุซู… ุจู† ุทุงุฑู‚ - ุญูุธู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุฑุนุงู‡ - ููŠ ู‚ู„ุนุฉ ูˆู†ุฏุณูˆุฑ. #ุงู„ุณู„ุทุงู†_ู‡ูŠุซู…_ูŠุฒูˆุฑ_ุจุฑูŠุทุงู†ูŠุง #OmanUK_building_bridges
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BREAKING: The 168th session of the GCC Ministerial Council is set to convene shortly in Bahrain, bringing together representatives of the six Gulf Cooperation Council member states. #GCC #Bahrain
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Manama, Bahrain, ahead of the ninth Russiaโ€“GCC Strategic Dialogue. GCC Secretary-General Jassim Al-Budaiwi welcomed him for talks involving Russia and six Gulf nations. #RussiaGCC
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Diplomacy takes center stage in Bahrain. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov joins Gulf foreign ministers for the 9th Russia-GCC Strategic Dialogue, focusing on regional and international issues. #GulfDiplomacy
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Kuwait and the UAE reaffirmed the importance of continued coordination and consultation as regional and international developments remain in focus. A call between the two foreign ministers highlighted their close bilateral ties. #KuwaitUAE
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โ€œI swear by Almighty God to be loyal to the United Arab Emirates and to its President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.โ€ A solemn pledge reflecting loyalty, commitment and service to the nation. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช #UAE
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