{
  "id": 15444285,
  "title": "UAE vice president discusses regional developments with Saudi minister in Abu Dhabi, WAM reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/uae-vice-president-discusses-regional-developments-with-saudi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:11:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-vice-president-discusses-regional-developments-saudi-minister-abu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. According to The National UAE, the meeting took place at Al Bateen Executive Airport to discuss bilateral ties, regional security, and efforts to consolidate stability across the region. The two sides reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening cooperation in various fields.\n\nMiddle East Eye reports that the talks regarding Middle East developments occurred a few weeks after Sheikh Mansour visited Riyadh, marking the first trip by a senior UAE official to the kingdom since a rift emerged between the two nations last year. This visit follows intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-aligned Houthis.\n\nIn a separate development, a Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesperson reported that an airstrike killed at least nine people, including five children and two women, in Yemen's northern Saada province. The spokesperson blamed Saudi Arabia for the strike, which hit a house in the Sahar district and wounded 19 others.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Saudi foreign minister attends 168th GCC ministerial meeting in Manama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/saudi-foreign-minister-attends-168th-gcc-ministerial-meeting-in-manama",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:59:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Mansour bin Zayed meets Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/mansour-bin-zayed-meets-saudi-defence-minister-khalid-bin-salman-in",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:14:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}