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
Climate change
Cop28: In a first, Qatar’s emir shakes hands with Israeli president
Climate change
'Eco-normalisation' goes ahead at Cop28 in Dubai despite Israeli war crimes
Manal Shqair
Climate change
UAE to seek oil and gas deals at climate talks, leaked documents reveal
UK Politics
UK foreign office accused of hindering investigation into proposed UAE takeover of publications
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel-Palestine war: Japan ‘strongly condemns’ Houthi seizure of vessel in the Red Sea
Israel's genocide in Gaza
UN Security Council votes for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza after weeks of debate
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Biden's blind support for Israel is shredding US global influence
David Hearst
Climate change
Kenya concedes 'millions of hectares' to UAE firm in latest carbon offset deal
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Gaza life through the eyes of a photographer killed in an Israeli air strike
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel-Palestine war: Has Biden lost control of Netanyahu?
David Hearst
Human Rights
MPs criticise UK 'failure' over appointment of UAE official as Interpol chief
Climate change
Disagreements sour final meeting on Cop28's loss and damage committee