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Asia · Friday, 6 November 2026

United Arab Emirates

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1My Therapist Ghosted Me

    Rising

    Celebrities & creators · Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 11,583 reads

  4. 4Baththa

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  5. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    5Karol G

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs


Top today

  1. 1Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 11,583 reads

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Baththa

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  4. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    4Karol G

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  5. 5Lupin

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  6. 6Scene

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 5,027 reads

  7. 7The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  8. 8Avaraachan & Sons

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  9. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    9Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,906 reads

  10. 10The Diary of a CEO

    Rising

    Business & economy · Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

Everyday apps here: Claude by Anthropic · Google Maps · Keeta - Food Delivery · adidas: Sneakers & Clothing · ChatGPT. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 401 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 5.2% of the news · usually 5.8% · 21 articles
  2. 4.5% of the news · usually 2.6% · 1.7× usual · 18 articles
  3. 3.7% of the news · usually 1.7% · 2.3× usual · 15 articles
  4. 2.0% of the news · usually 0.6% · 3.1× usual · 8 articles
  5. 1.5% of the news · usually 2.4% · 6 articles
  6. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 4 articles

    Survey · 2023 70% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  7. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.1% · 4 articles
  8. 0.8% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1.7× usual · 3 articles

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,906 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1The Diary of a CEO

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  3. 3Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1Speedometer 55 Pro. GPS kit.

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani

    Arabicسوالف طريق - ابو طلال الحمراني

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

  3. 3Crime Junkie

    Apple Podcasts · #52 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Juha | جحا

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

  2. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    2Ansel Adams

    Wikipedia · 1,509 reads

  3. 3The Rest Is History

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  2. 2El Daheeh - الدحيح

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

  3. 3BPLUS Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #55 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1LICENSE DXB APP

    App Store · #54 in free apps

  2. 2Salatuk - صلاتك

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

  3. 3Bauhaus Clock - Analog Clock

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1FitMenCook - Healthy Recipes

    App Store · #50 in paid apps

  2. 2McDonald's

    App Store · #91 in free apps

  3. 3Keeta - Food Delivery

    Everyday app

    SpanishKeeta - Delivery de comida

    App Store · #15 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Monash FODMAP Diet

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

  2. 2On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

  3. 3Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1HomeBudget with Sync

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

  2. 2Tabby: Send, spend and save

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in free apps

  3. 3Tamara | Own your Dream

    Everyday app

    App Store · #56 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Wikipedia · 11,583 reads

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Baththa

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Karol G

    Rising

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Future

    Apple Music · #19 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1My Therapist Ghosted Me

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. 2Shagged Married Annoyed

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #42 in podcasts

  3. 3Parenting Hell

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,906 reads

  2. 2Global News Podcast

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  3. 3The Rest Is Politics

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. 1Boring History for Sleep

    Apple Podcasts · #76 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1مشاري العفاسي - Mishary Alafasi |

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #36 in podcasts

  2. 2الشيخ ماهر المعيقلي

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

  3. 3السودان بودكاست

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1UEFA Europa League

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. 2Stick to Football

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #33 in podcasts

  3. 3GNK Dinamo Zagreb

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Parkin

    Rising

    App Store · #8 in free apps

  2. 2Tiny Computers

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  3. 3Chromagraph Camera

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0

    1Brighton

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. No machine-readable author provided. The JPS assumed (based on copyright claims…, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Sunderland

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    3South Korea

    Google Trends · 500+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 33Music 19Tech & software 14Travel & tourism 5Sports & fitness 5Education 4Government & public sector 4Cars & mobility 2Transport & logistics 2Fashion & beauty 1Telecom & internet 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1


The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Artificial Intelligence
    129 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    87 papers · rising +28%
  • Information Systems
    73 papers
  • Ocean Engineering
    51 papers · rising +92%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

      Rising

    2. 2Akka: The Protectors

      New

    3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    4. 4Doctor X: Mafia in White

      Falling

    5. 5Nobody Wants This

    6. 7Dead-End Job

    7. 8Obsess

    8. 9The Great Indian Kapil Show

    9. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Manoj Bajpayee

    2. 2Baththa

      New

    3. 3Avaraachan & Sons

      New

    4. 4Dhoomakethu

    5. 5Surviving Hurricane Otis

    6. 6Dorothy

    7. 7The Paradise

      Falling

    8. 8The Witches

    9. 9Collision Course

    10. 10The Addams Family

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

      1Karol G

      Rising

    2. 2Tate McRae

      Falling

    3. 3Adéla

    4. 4Drake

    5. 5Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib

    6. 6Ashe

    7. 7Sachin-Jigar, Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Madhubanti Bagchi & Kumaar

    8. 9Dave & Tems

    9. 10Olivia Rodrigo

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani

    2. 2The Diary of a CEO

      Rising

    3. 3Global News Podcast

      Falling

    4. 4The Joe Rogan Experience

    5. 5The Rest Is Politics

    6. 6The Rest Is History

    7. 7My Therapist Ghosted Me

      Rising

    8. 8El Daheeh - الدحيح

    9. 9The News Agents

    10. 10The Mel Robbins Podcast

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Claude by Anthropic

        Rising

      2. 2ChatGPT

        Falling

      3. 3Disney+

      4. 4DARB - Urban mobility

      5. 5Etihad Credit Bureau

      6. 6Google Gemini

      7. 7CapCut

      8. 8Parkin

        Rising

      9. 9WhatsApp Business

      10. 10Google Maps

        Rising

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-07

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Tiny Computers

        2. 2Chromagraph Camera

        3. 3Shadowrocket

        4. 4Deck-Man: Cassette Player

        5. 5Procreate

        6. 6Pocket Mac Lab

        7. 7iVerify Basic

        8. 8Satisfy: ASMR Fidget Toys

        9. 9Threema for iOS

        10. 10TypeDraw

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-07


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