DUBAI — UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will arrive in Washington on Monday for his first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, pursuing to underline economic and technological collaboration.

Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said the Emiratis, who want to reorient their economy away from oil and toward new technologies such as AI, were thinking "economy first, prosperity first" in their "strategic relationship" with the United States.

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