United Arab Emirates

Ramadan moon sighting 2026: Will the UAE break with Saudi Arabia on start of holy month?

Astronomers seem to disagree amid diplomatic breakdown between the two Gulf powers

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Trump will announce 'multi-billion' Gaza reconstruction and stabilisation force on 19 February: Report

Jeffrey Epstein and the Emirati tycoon

Red Sea crisis: What do Israel and the UAE want from Somaliland?

UAE lobbied pro-Israel groups to level antisemitism charges against Saudi Arabia

Migrant Workers

Bangladeshis abroad make history by voting from Saudi Arabia and Gulf

Israel's attorney general backs 'de facto West Bank annexation' measures, report says

Nigel Farage makes outlandish claim of Islamists 'embedded' within UK establishment

Israel's genocide in Gaza

US 'planned community' in Rafah will deepen Israel's financial occupation

Ahmed Alqarout

US must push for transparency in UAE defence sector, experts urge

Ukraine war has 'multiplied risks' for Middle East's poorer countries, says World Bank

Five Ramadan desserts from around the world

Human rights and democracy eroding among US allies in Middle East, report says

Arabic press review: Egypt's debt soars to record levels

Egypt seeks Arab states, IMF support to curb capital flight induced by Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war

Gulf states abstain as UN suspends Russia from rights council over Ukraine abuses

Yemen's president cedes powers to council ahead of Houthi negotiations

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war: No 'grey space' for Middle East states in conflict, says US official

Israel says it 'can't live' with death sentence for citizen in UAE

The US must pivot to renewable energy and end its reliance on petro autocrats

Michael Page

Ramadan: A closer look at suhoor, the pre-dawn meal