United Arab Emirates

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

The Mecca agreement could do more to determine the region's trajectory than anything decided in Washington, Tel Aviv or Tehran

Inside Saudi Arabia

'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance

From 'absolute monarchy' to dear friend: How Nigel Farage and Reform learned to love the UAE

Saudi-UAE Tensions

Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan sparks UAE backlash

Iran says US went from demanding surrender to seeking talks as oil price rises

UAE's Adnoc announces $8bn gas expansion, as it mulls Hormuz bypass

Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact

Dubai ruler confronted in London over UAE involvement in Sudan war

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force

David Hearst

A digital war reveals full scale of UAE-Saudi rift

Mohamad Elmasry

Epstein files show Kaaba cloth pieces from Mecca shipped to him via UAE-linked contacts

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

US-Iran Tensions

What military assets does the US have in the Middle East?

Exclusive: Inside the private Dubai party where Nigel Farage praised UAE minister

Iran-Israel tensions

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

David Hearst

US-Iran Tensions

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