{
  "id": 15685791,
  "title": "Keeping the lights on and water flowing: How UAE’s critical infrastructure is built for resilience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/keeping-the-lights-on-and-water-flowing-how-uaes-critical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/keeping-the-lights-on-and-water-flowing-how-uaes-critical-infrastructure-is-built-for-resilience-1.500716345"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Recent weeks have brought the systems communities rely on every day into sharper focus. In the UAE, power generation, transmission, desalination and critical infrastructure form the backbone of daily life and economic stability – these must continue to operate safely and reliably. That responsibility extends far beyond household electricity supply. It includes the power that keeps hospitals,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}