The United Arab Emirates has established the National Media
Authority as a new federal regulator with consolidated powers over
media policy, licensing, and oversight nationwide. The Authority
succeeds the UAE Media Council, National Media Office, and Emirates
News Agency (WAM) in their functions, rights, obligations, and
legislative texts, and is mandated to align federal and local media
policy, set and supervise the national media narrative, and respond
to media crises, including digital threats and misinformation.
Its remit extends to licensing and supervising all media outlets
and activities, including digital media, publishing, and entities
within free zones, and to monitoring all media content printed,
broadcast, posted, or aired in the UAE.
