United Arab Emirates

UK Politics

Foreign interference is real - but the UK should look beyond the usual culprits

Foreign money and foreign direction should be treated as a problem regardless of which state masterminds it
War on Iran
Iran issues warning against Arab states aiding US, as UAE cuts economic ties
Africa
UAE-backed Chinese company acquires stake in Ethiopian gold mine near Sudan war zone
GCC
Saudi Arabia tightens rules on financial transfers to UAE
Inside UAE
Fear grows among Egyptians in UAE over residency cancellations, report says
Yemen War
Is Yemen's endless war serving a US-Israeli agenda?
Shady Ibrahim
Inside UAE
UAE issues rare denial of 'imperial ambitions' in Africa
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters
David Hearst
Inside UAE
UAE billionaire questions normalisation with Israel after Ben Gvir calls for nightly killings of Palestinians
War on Iran
Iran war pushes Middle Eastern airlines towards $4.3bn loss in 2026
Saudi-UAE Tensions
Former UAE presidential aide's post mocking Pakistan exposes unease over Mecca pact
Sudan war
How the UAE kept the Sudan war raging
Inside Turkey
American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign'
Yemen War
UAE 'recruited al-Qaeda' to carry out assassinations in Yemen
Israel ICJ case
Why did Arab states not join South Africa's case against Israel in the ICJ?
Feras Abu Helal
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Gaza war: Arab regimes ignore popular support for Palestine at their peril
Mohamad Elmasry
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Red Sea attacks: Why is Egypt helping Israel become the new trade corridor?
Walid Abuhelal
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Blinken meets with Israeli leaders in bid to avert regional war
Inside UAE
UAE orders trial of 84 on 'terrorism' charges
Diplomacy
Dark clouds are gathering over the Red Sea for 2024
Marco Carnelos
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Sharjah bans New Year parties over Gaza but Gulf neighbours plan extravaganzas
Recap
Middle East Eye's quiz of the year 2023
Israel's genocide in Gaza
In 2024, global leaders must find the courage to hit Israel and the US where it hurts
Nicolas J S Davies