The National
The National is an English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It covers regional and international news, politics, business, and culture for an English-speaking audience in the Gulf and abroad. Owned by an Abu Dhabi state-linked media group, it is one of the UAE's principal English-language news outlets.
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Editorial perspective of The National
The National is positioned toward the editorial center, or its orientation is mixed or not consistently classified.
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