UAE presidential adviser: UAE’s economic success behind rising online campaigns against it

Anwar Gargash, adviser to the President of the United Arab Emirates, has commented on criticism directed at his country, saying much of the anti-UAE rhetoric is little more than online noise driven by fake social media accounts. He made the remarks during a session titled “The Geopolitical Reset” on the opening day of the World Government Summit 2026 in Dubai this week. Gargash outlined the UAE’s position on regional issues and global changes, and called for a clear distinction between “noise and reality” in “anti-UAE rhetoric”. “It’s important to separate the noise from reality,” Gargash said. Gargash said: “A large part of this discourse is linked to the UAE’s economic success and its policies of openness and diversity. If we […]