Day two in Dubai: The region makes its case for telling its own story

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Euronews · collected 2026-09-17 · by Jane Witherspoon, Peter Barabas

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During day two of the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, ministers from the UAE, Azerbaijan, and Georgia participated in the Euronews Forum to discuss their countries' approaches to building national narratives. UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri emphasized resilience as key to economic stability, advocating for constant government communication during crises. Meanwhile, Azerbaijani Assistant to the President Hikmet Hajiyev highlighted his country’s diplomatic successes and its ongoing efforts against disinformation, while Georgia's Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili echoed concerns about misinformation campaigns targeting her nation.
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On day two of the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, ministers from UAE, Azerbaijan, and Georgia participated in the Euronews Forum to discuss building their national narratives. UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri emphasized that resilience is key for economic stability, stating, "Resilience cannot be bought" but rather built through preparedness for future crises. He argued that designing economies to withstand storms ensures they are insured against potential downturns. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's Hajiyev highlighted his country's progress in peace efforts and Georgia’s foreign minister warned about ongoing disinformation campaigns targeting their countries.

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“The articles describe different days of the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, with Article A covering the opening day and keynote by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, while Article B covers activities on the second day including sessions at the Euronews Forum.”

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Peter Barabas
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🔮 And we will be prepared," Al Marri said.
🔮 The talks mark the countries’ highest-level meeting since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, as the UAE has been making it clear through presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash that "trust is the mountain we will have to climb," as "geography leaves us no alternative to engagement," but that those relations will need to be judged by actions and not words to rebuild the shattered trust.
🔮 Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM, announced the US strikes on the Iranian tankers by warning Tehran, saying "let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost —taking out three of yours.
🔮 A spokesperson for Iran's joint military command warned that strikes against US military ships would be more severe if the US continues to interfere with Iranian shipping, the Iranian state broadcaster reported.
🔮 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the country’s lawmakers on Monday that Armenia would begin preparing to apply for EU membership, in a historic geopolitical shift for a country formerly in Russia’s orbit and for the South Caucasus as a whole.
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Jane Witherspoon
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🔮 And we will be prepared," Al Marri said.
🔮 Hajiyev reiterated that Azerbaijan contributes to the EU’s energy security by supplying gas to 16 EU member countries and other European countries as well, and in that sense, the Middle Corridor connectivity project could bring Azerbaijan and the EU even closer.
🔮 "It looks like escalation is on the way” in the region gripped by the Iran war, and “with all the tensions, nobody can predict” what will happen, but the hope is that the situation “remains stable," Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Tuesday.
More on this subject from Jane Witherspoon
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Azerbaijan Damascus Georgia UAE the Euronews Forum

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UAE GPE · 5× Azerbaijan GPE · 4× Georgia GPE · 3× Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri PERSON · 2× Al Marri PERSON · 2× Arab NORP · 2× Boutros PERSON · 2× Damascus GPE · 2× Hajiyev PERSON · 2× the Euronews Forum ORG · 2×

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UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri told the Euronews Forum that "resilience is the insurance of economies," while Azerbaijan's Hajiyev said his country was "winning in the peace" and Georgia's foreign minister flagged sustained disinformation campaigns.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 And we will be prepared," Al Marri said.
2026-09-17 · Euronews
Day two in Dubai: The region makes its case for telling its own story · assertive framing

Claims (33 extracted, 0 hedged)

UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri told the Euronews Forum that "resilience is the insurance of economies," while Azerbaijan's Hajiyev said his country was "winning in the peace" and Georgia's foreign minister flagged sustained disinformation campaigns. asserted
minister → tell → campaigns
Day two of the Arab Media Summit belonged to the Euronews Forum, where ministers from the UAE, Azerbaijan and Georgia took the main stage for a session on building the national narrative. asserted
ministers → belong → narrative
The UAE Economy and Tourism Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri was asked whether the Gulf had been rattled by recent events. asserted
Gulf → ask → events
“We do not design economies on recovery. asserted
We → design → recovery
We design the economy for future storms, exactly. asserted
We → design → storms
And we will be prepared," Al Marri said. asserted
Marri → prepare → ?
“Resilience cannot be bought. asserted
Resilience → buy → ?
Yes, the storm has hit. asserted
storm → hit → ?
Yes, our banks stood still. asserted
banks → stand → ?
Our government stood still. asserted
government → stand → ?
But resilience is built," he added. asserted
he → build → ?
And that's the kind of mindset and the policy we're putting into what we design today.” asserted
we → put → what
Al Marri was also very clear about how governments should communicate during times of crisis: “When a crisis or when a storm hits the shores, communication shouldn't be louder. asserted
communication → communicate → shores
That is Dubai," he concluded. asserted
he → conclude → ?
Alongside him, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev set out Baku's case on the peace process with Armenia, signed in a joint declaration with the United States in Washington in August 2025. asserted
Hajiyev → set → August
"We won in the war, but we are winning in the peace," he said. asserted
he → win → peace
He also noted Azerbaijan's joining the Central Asian leaders' platform, taking the grouping from five members to six. asserted
Azerbaijan → note → six
Georgia's Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili completed the panel. asserted
Minister → complete → panel
Both Botchorishvili and Hajiyev said their countries have been targets of sustained disinformation campaigns. asserted
countries → say → campaigns
Elsewhere in the summit, UAE Minister of State Noura Al Kaabi told a session on media and diplomacy that public diplomacy matters most when conventional political channels recede. asserted
channels → tell → media
She welcomed the warming between Abu Dhabi and Damascus and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to the UAE, and praised an initiative by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to restore the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. asserted
She → welcome → Damascus
On misinformation, Al Kaabi said the answer was engagement, speed and credibility, and that young people had a part to play in checking what they are shown before passing it on. asserted
they → say → it
Chief marketing officer of the Emirates Group, Boutros Boutros, took a session on building a global airline. asserted
officer → take → airline
"We are humans after all," he said. asserted
he → say → ?
"Making the best use of technology calls for expertise, and this is the key, not the technology itself. asserted
this → make → expertise
" "Today, we can communicate in 20 to 30 languages with just one click of a button, but the most important factor is discovering the creative minds who can connect with people in unique ways," Boutros said. asserted
Boutros → communicate → ways
Discussing strikes, geopolitics, technical faults and weather, he said an airline's job during a disruption is to limit damage to passengers and keep their trust. asserted
job → discuss → trust
"We always challenge ourselves to be the best. asserted
We → challenge → ourselves
We can't always be the best in everything," Boutros said. asserted
Boutros → say → everything
Information ministers from Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon have also attended the summit. asserted
ministers → attend → summit
The rest of the programme included discussions on a wide range of topics including the international reach of Arab cinema, television made for TikTok, women in Arab drama, and whether anyone should trust medical advice from an influencer. asserted
anyone → include → influencer
A panel examined the new Lebanese media law, while the Oscar-nominated documentary "From Inside Gaza" was screened. asserted
documentary → examine → Gaza
The summit closes on Thursday at Dubai World Trade Centre. asserted
summit → close → Centre
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