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Abu Dhabi is accelerating the use of Chinese technologies in renewable energy, EVs, and robotics to scale its green economy. Energy chief Abdulla Humaid Al Jarwan said the department is in talks with 22 Chinese firms, including CATL, and will provide logistics and policy support to speed up construction amid rising AI-driven energy demand.
The UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry categorically denied reports that it paid Iran $3 billion or agreed to release up to $20 billion to halt attacks, stating no frozen Iranian funds have been released, transferred, or moved through the UAE. Iran had heavily targeted the UAE at the height of the war but has spared it from fresh strikes in the past month.
The UAE has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, offering a potential solution to the US-Iran conflict. Tehran can claim compensation for war damages while Washington can insist it paid nothing. The move is a tactical shift after Iranian attacks on the UAE during the US-Israeli war with Iran.
The UAE denied allegations of supporting the RSF and Colombian recruits in Sudan's civil war. The denial follows defections of senior RSF commanders, including Ali Rizq Allah, who joined the SAF. Human Rights Watch reviewed videos of the defectors during the siege of El Fasher, where the RSF committed war crimes in October 2025.
A new investigation reveals Dubai is the main destination for conflict minerals from the Central African Republic, with nearly all officially declared gold exports since 2023 going to the UAE. The report links armed groups and smuggling networks, with Russia's Africa Corps benefiting from illicit gold worth $180 million annually.