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Edge Group, the defence conglomerate driving the UAE’s fast-growing arms industry

As the Iran war tests the Gulf nations, the UAE is shedding its reliance on Western defence systems. We visit the firm at the heart of this transformation.

Issue #194
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Edge Group, the defence conglomerate driving the UAE’s fast-growing arms industry

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For the UAE, culture is what binds its diverse population and gives it hope in times of conflict

Mohamed Khalifa al-Mubarak, the chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, on how culture can help a nation to transcend crisis.

4 min read

For the UAE, culture is what binds its diverse population and gives it hope in times of conflict

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‘A ceasefire is not the end – it is only the beginning.’ Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi on the UAE’s response to the Middle East conflict

Amid a fragile ceasefire six weeks into the Iran war, the UAE is prioritising diplomacy and de-escalation. But where do Gulf states go from here?

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Noura Al Kaabi being interviewed for Monocle

Katarina Premfors

Edge Group, the defence conglomerate driving the UAE’s fast-growing arms industry

For the UAE, culture is what binds its diverse population and gives it hope in times of conflict

‘A ceasefire is not the end – it is only the beginning.’ Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi on the UAE’s response to the Middle East conflict

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