United Arab Emirates

Iran war pushes Middle Eastern airlines towards $4.3bn loss in 2026

Major airlines have resumed flights, but reduced capacity, international carrier suspensions and security concerns are slowing recovery

Pro-Israel Emirati influencers mocked for claims of Islamic plot to take over West

'Mayfair means money': A walk through the Gulf elite's favourite part of London

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

Israel normalisation deals

Israeli state-owned defence firm opens regional arm in UAE

UAE firm provided technology for China to upgrade missiles: Report

Sudan’s RSF storms el-Fasher after UAE shuts down talks on city

Sudan crisis: Can the Quad forge a sustainable peace?

Osama Abuzaid

Trump pushes for Sudan truce in Washington and gets Sisi to lean on Burhan

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Egypt backs Tony Blair to oversee Gaza as ‘modern-day high commissioner’

Yemen's southern secessionists face backlash over talk of ties with Israel

Israel's genocide in Gaza

'A rock and a hard place:' Arab peacekeepers will face pitfalls and perils in Gaza

Israel's genocide in Gaza

There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future

David Hearst

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Saudi and Emirati rulers’ Sharm el-Sheikh no-show reveals tensions with Egypt over Gaza

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Trump's Gaza victory lap: A Nobel prize, lots of money and 'a beautiful woman'

Israel's genocide in Gaza

After two years of Gaza genocide, the West's moral pretence is shattered

Ziyad Motala