{
  "id": 5658884,
  "title": "Why Saudi Arabia and UAE are bigger than they look on world maps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/why-saudi-arabia-and-uae-are-bigger-than-they-look-on-world-maps",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T22:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/world/why-saudi-arabia-and-uae-are-bigger-than-they-look-on-world-maps"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia and the UAE look smaller than expected on familiar world maps. A UN vote backing Equal Earth helps explain the distortion and what changes",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Chinese tech firms deepen ties in Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/chinese-tech-firms-deepen-ties-in-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:26:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}