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The National
UAE state-aligned (Abu Dhabi)
The National is an English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, owned through a holding company controlled by a senior UAE royal and widely regarded as reflecting the Abu Dhabi government's perspective. It does not criticize UAE authorities and self-censors on topics sensitive to the Emirati government. Because the UAE has cultivated close ties with the Trump administration — including more than $200 billion in commercial deals announced during Trump's May 2025 UAE visit — the outlet's coverage of U.S.-Gulf relations tends to be favorable, though it rarely editorializes on U.S. domestic politics directly.
Owned byInternational Media Investments (IMI), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC), controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and a senior member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family
LeaningUAE state-aligned (Abu Dhabi)
On the administrationmostly neutral
5average bias score across 5 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun