{
  "id": 13117348,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia, UAE back Japan plan to strengthen Asia oil reserves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/saudi-arabia-uae-back-japan-plan-to-strengthen-asia-oil-reserves",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:15:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/economy/saudi-arabia-uae-back-japan-plan-to-strengthen-asia-oil-reserves-1.500704625"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: Saudi Arabia and the UAE will support a Japan-led initiative to strengthen oil supplies and strategic stockpiles in Southeast Asia, as disruptions linked to the US-Iran war expose vulnerabilities in Asia’s energy supply chains. Officials from the two Gulf producers joined a special session of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) in Manila on Thursday, where ministers from 11 partner…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}