United Arab Emirates

Pakistan's arms deals position it squarely within growing Saudi-UAE rift

Pakistan's battle-tested fighter jet has spurred increased demand, and purchases come without the political strings of western suppliers

Iran-Israel tensions

Iran's battle for survival is the Arab world's fight too

David Hearst

Iran-aligned militias threaten retaliatory strikes, but will they follow through?

Times of Israel publishes 18 near-identical blogs calling for Somaliland recognition

How Britain could be embroiled in US attack on Iran

US-Iran Tensions

US weighs 'precision strikes' on Iranian officials as military build-up surges, sources say

Sudan's RSF launches offensive in Blue Nile state

Israel attacks Iran

Israeli report says Jordan and UAE to support potential US attack on Iran

Exclusive: Weapons flow to RSF via Libya continue despite pressure on Haftar

‘We’ve come back from hell’: Sudanese jubilant after army retakes Khartoum from RSF

How BlackRock and an Italian shipping dynasty are upending Middle East's port business

Revealed: How the UK continued selling arms after Yemen massacre

Eid al-Fitr 2025: Does Saudi Arabia report impossible moon sightings?

Trump's Israel-Palestine plan

Witkoff and Trump’s Gaza dream has one thing missing: Palestinians

David Hearst

US-China trade war could make Middle East a dumping ground for cheap imports: Report

UAE spymaster's trip to US shows AI is in, and Israel's war on Gaza is out

British MPs call for sanctions on UAE officials over detention of UK national

UAE lobbying Trump administration to reject Arab League Gaza plan, officials say

UK enrages Sudanese army government by inviting UAE to London conference

Israel normalisation deals

Israeli settler leaders hail cooperation with UAE in first trip to Abu Dhabi

Exclusive: Gulf states linked to Israeli businesses on UN settlements blacklist