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
Food And Drink
UAE opens its first brewery in Abu Dhabi
Sudan war
US lawmakers urge UAE to end support for RSF in Sudan
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why the oil market isn't freaking out about Houthi Red Sea attacks
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why Arab states are steering clear of anti-Houthi naval task force
Climate change
Final Cop28 deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels is a 'death warrant', campaigners say
Human Rights
Cop28: UAE slapped fresh charges on political prisoners during summit, says group
Diplomacy
Sudan orders expulsion of 15 Emirati diplomats
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Critics of Israel's Gaza mass killings face 'unprecedented' UN policing at Cop28 in Dubai
Russia-Ukraine war
Putin meets leaders of UAE and Saudi Arabia in rare foreign trip
Israel's genocide in Gaza
US approves millions in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
Israel's genocide in Gaza
For Palestinians, attending climate summits like Cop28 is 'illogical'
Climate change
Cop28: Host UAE emission reduction plan 'falls short', says UN chief Guterres