Emirati academic's barbed tweet on Pakistan exposes UAE unease over Mecca pact
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-08-16 17:19 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, World News, Business & Economy
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Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a prominent Emirati political analyst and former aide to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, has mocked Pakistan for its “poor” economic and social indicators and yet “opportunistically posturing itself to defend a country among the 20 largest economies in the world”.
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