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

UAE anti-terror laws 'cover' for crackdown on peaceful dissent, report shows

Israel normalisation deals

Israeli minister makes secret trip to the Emirates for diplomatic talks

How Sudan and Libya's triangle border region became a hotbed of crime and war

UAE and Haftar behind RSF capture of Sudan's triangle border region

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Egypt-Hamas tensions at all-time high over demand to disarm and leave Gaza

Inside Saudi Arabia

Houthi attacks scramble Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port ambitions

Israeli ambassador to UAE being sent home over 'undignified' behaviour at bar: Report

US-Israel relations

Trump's strategy for Middle East 'peace' is built on Israeli dominance. It will fail

Hesham Gaafar

Inside the drugs factory: How captagon is fuelling the war in Sudan

Why Trump is trying to put his seal on an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal

Gulf states slash spending on construction projects, as Saudi Arabia cuts contracts by 72 percent

Sudanese businessman detained by RSF calls on UK to sanction its leaders