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News and events · Official bodies

United Arab Emirates

Official sources of announcements, by topic.

Country programme All countries

Official bodies: 5
Verified: 3
Topics covered: 4 of 5
Last checked: 23 October 2026

01Where to start

The steps of the guide, each with this country’s official bodies.

1
Go to the original
Government announcements are published on official sites.
- The UAE Government portal (u.ae) Verified
- Emirates News Agency (WAM) Verified
2
Follow parliaments
Parliaments publish debates, votes and laws.
- Federal National Council To verify
3
Check the numbers
Statistics offices date every release.
- Country data World Bank Open Data Verified
- Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre To verify
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4
Follow official alerts
Warning systems carry alerts in an emergency.
No body is checked for this step here yet.
- GDACS Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System, UN and European Commission Verified
- Meteoalarm EUMETNET Verified
Read more than one outlet
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02Official bodies by topic

Each entry links to the body’s own site.

Government announcementsNationalGovernment

Emirates News Agency (WAM)

wam.ae

VerifiedChecked 23 October 2026
Government portalNationalGovernment

The UAE Government portal (u.ae)

u.ae

VerifiedChecked 23 October 2026
ParliamentNationalGovernment

Federal National Council

almajles.gov.ae

To verifyChecked 23 October 2026
StatisticsNationalGovernment

Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre

fcsc.gov.ae

To verifyChecked 23 October 2026
StatisticsInternationalInternational body

Country data

data.worldbank.org

World Bank Open Data

VerifiedChecked 23 October 2026

03Official updates

Government announcements

Awaiting licence review The latest official items appear here once the source’s licence is approved.

Source: United Nations (UN News)

International bodies

Awaiting licence review The latest official items appear here once the source’s licence is approved.

Source: United Nations (UN News)

04Shared by members

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Official announcements shared by members

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Events

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Events shared by members, each linked to its organiser’s own announcement.

05Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

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Media and information literacyMedia and information literacyProposed
Kurdish cinemaKurdish cinemaProposed
Human rights systemsInternational human rights lawProposed

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International human rights lawFaculty of Law, Governance and Public AffairsOpen
International relationsFaculty of Law, Governance and Public AffairsProposed
JournalismFaculty of Social and Behavioural SciencesProposed
Media and information literacyFaculty of Social and Behavioural SciencesOpen

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06Elsewhere on the network

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07How we check

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). United Arab Emirates. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/news/directory/united-arab-emirates/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “United Arab Emirates.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/news/directory/united-arab-emirates/.

BibTeX

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	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {United {Arab} {Emirates}},
	url = {https://kurds.global/news/directory/united-arab-emirates/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/news/directory/united-arab-emirates/},
}

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