Friday, 13 November 2026

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UAE: 8 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: ADNOC to be first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier AI. Key developments, background and analysis.

8 stories on UAE since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 2 November 2026.

Key developments

  1. ADNOC to be first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier AIADNOC announced it will be the world's first energy firm to deploy OpenAI Frontier, with G42 also in the partnership.
  2. Iran warns a new war with the US could last longerIranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said a potential future war 'could last longer than the previous conflict' and that the US president 'would not be in a position to dictate the timing or the conditions of its conclusion'.
  3. UAE's Lana Nusseibeh emerges as late contender for UN top jobLana Nusseibeh, a 48-year-old Emirati official of Palestinian descent, was formally nominated on Wednesday and has emerged as a late frontrunner in the race to lead the United Nations.
  4. LHC issues contempt notices to foreign secretary over Pakistanis held in UAEJustice Sadiq Mehmood Khurram issued notices to Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar on two contempt petitions, with replies due by October 29.
  5. Gulf states hold emergency military meeting in Riyadh amid Houthi attacksThe GCC Armed Forces Operations and Training Committee met in an extraordinary session at the GCC secretariat in Riyadh on Wednesday.