The National

United Arab Emiratesenthenationalnews.com

The National is an English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, founded in 2008 and owned by International Media Investments. Its coverage shows a strong focus on the US (124 headlines) and Donald Trump (101 headlines), while its reporting on Iran is critical and coverage of the UAE is markedly sympathetic.

Editorial stance over time

Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.

Entity	Jan2026	Feb2026	Mar2026	Apr2026	May2026	Jun2026	Jul

Coverage volume by entity

Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.

Topic mix over time

Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.

LifetimeSecurity38.1%Politics32.7%Economy20.4%Society8.8%

By month2026-01i

Lifetime overview

2,811

Total articlesiTotal titles ingested from this outlet

Months tracked

RegionsiDistinct geographic centroids covered

0.12

Geo focusiHHI: 0 = spread evenly, 1 = single region. Measures concentration.

Broad

1.2

Signal richnessiAvg named entities (persons, orgs, places) per title

Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories

US EXECUTIVE

15.9%

NONE

11.5%

CORPORATION

6.5%

AE EXECUTIVE

6.4%

IR EXECUTIVE

4.7%

IL ARMED FORCES