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Pakistan delivers US messages to Iran as Trump says end to war is 'close'

US President Donald Trump says he expects a second round of talks with Iran to start within days. EPA

Pakistan delivers US messages to Iran as Trump says end to war is 'close'

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  • Iranian ships continue to cross Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade
  • US stacks three carrier groups and 10 destroyers to blockade Strait of Hormuz
  • Iran weaponising Strait of Hormuz 'impacts everybody', UAE official says
Khadija Hamiyeh looks on as paramedics at Rafik Hariri University Hospital prepare to transport her father's body to be buried, on April 9. He was killed in a strike on the Hay El Sellom district of Beirut. Reuters

DNA testing the last resort for Lebanese seeking fate of missing relatives

Tests help grieving families find loved ones after attacks killed more than 350 in minutes

MENA

Saudi Arabia extends $3 billion support to Pakistan to ease debt pressure

Economy

UAE and China sign initial pact to boost investment flows

Economy
A woman washes clothes at an irrigation pump in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Annual water spending in developing countries totals about 0.5 per cent of their GDP. Reuters

World Bank taps private capital to build water economy and protect 1.7 billion jobs

Economy

Kuwaiti migrant ‘tried to break into Israeli embassy in London armed with knives’

UK

Nine killed in Turkey's second school shooting in two days

MENA
Emirates planes at Dubai International Airport. AFP

Dubai leads list of world's busiest international airports for 12th year running

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War comment and analysis

  • A man paints the Hezbollah flag on a board in Tyre, south Lebanon. Reuters

    AnalysisWashington leads on Iran in Lebanon but Israel may yet spoil the plan

  • US President Donald Trump is losing support over his war with Iran. AFP

    CommentTrump needs to swiftly end the US-Israel war with Iran or face the wrath of the Republicans

  • China has avoided taking sides in the war but has deep ties to both the Gulf and Iran. AFP

    AnalysisIran war tests China’s balancing act as Beijing walks tightrope between Tehran and Gulf

  • Dubai Economic Development Corporation chief executive Hadi Badri is interviewed at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington. Photo: Semafor / YouTube
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    Dubai open for business despite 'surreal moment' in region, says senior official

  • A man fills up at a fuel station in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on April 2. The IMF and World Bank can help those at the sharp edge of the crisis unfolding around the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

    EditorialIt's time for the IMF and World Bank to be bold

  • US damaged aircraft illustration shorthand Roy 'Stan' Cooper / The National

    Special report‎A $30bn bill: The cost of America's war on Iran

  • A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet. Gulf states received military support from other countries as they faced thousands of Iranian attacks. Reuters

    ExplainerPakistani jets to Typhoons: Who sent military assets to Gulf during Iran war?

  • Talking to Israeli leaders is an unpopular choice for Lebanon’s government. EPA

    EditorialLebanon needs leverage. Its friends should supply it


Headlines

An electricity pylon next to a new residential housing development in Ebbsfleet, UK

Special reportIran gas crisis help 'cannot match' UK bailout after 2022 energy crunch

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt says markets would not allow level of government intervention from 2022

UK

‘We must brace for tough times,’ IMF chief says on Iran war effects

Economy
Tehran's efforts to compromise US digital infrastructure have increased since the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February. Getty Images

Iran is 'perpetual bad' cyber actor, US official says

Technology

Donors pledge $1.5bn for Sudan at war anniversary conference

MENA
Khalid Abdalla and Juliet Stevenson, stars of the stage and screen, joined Palestine Coalition members in handing a letter to London police, calling for a Nakba Day march to be allowed. Getty Images

Ban on Nakba Day march gives London to far right, warns actress Juliet Stevenson

UK

IMF lowers Middle East growth forecast over Iran war shock

Economy

Iran war means Gulf-EU ties must be elevated as 'strategic necessity'

Europe

UAE signs $2.3 billion railway project deal with Jordan

UAE

European Council chief in Qatar on Gulf support tour

Gulf


Spotlight

  • A man looks over the atrium of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) HQ2 building in Washington, DC, USA, 13 April 2026. The IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings will be held from 13-18 April in Washington, DC. EPA / SHAWN THEW
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  • After being cancelled in 2024 and 2025, Palestine Marathon returns with on-ground and virtual options. AFP

    Palestine Marathon returns after two years, with in-person and virtual races

  • Members off the public walk past the Wall of Remembrance before the start of the Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on April 15, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
    Camera

    Best photos of April 15: The war memorial in Canberra to Jeepney drivers in Manila

  • Sudanese children wait for water at the Oure Cassoni refugee camp in Chad in February. More than a quarter of Sudan's population has been displaced. Getty

    CommentThree years on, the rest of the world continues to 'tolerate' the civil war in Sudan

  • An aerial view of the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab. Photo: Jumeirah

    Burj Al Arab closes to undergo 18-month restoration

  • Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 24 league goals in 2025/26 to help fire Al Nassr to the top of the Saudi Pro League. Getty Images

    Al Nassr look to use Champions League absence to their advantage in title race

  • Server options for artificial intelligence projects are vast. Getty Images

    CommentBritain's AI script is going off the rails with a push from Trump

  • Daredevil: Born Again airs weekly on Disney+ in the Middle East. Photo: Disney+

    Daredevil: Born Again will end with inevitable showdown, says creator


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Lebanon in crisis: Attacks, truce talks and the human toll

Q&A replay: Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed more than 300 people and injured more than 1,000 in the past six weeks. And there are growing fears that a land grab by Israel will result in the permanent loss of territory



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  • Yasmina El Abd at Dior's spring 2026 haute couture show in Paris. Photo: Dior

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  • Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex commands high interest at the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva. AFP

    Watches and Wonders 2026: Top releases so far, from Rolex to Vacheron Constantin

  • The World of Peace and War (1952), oil on Celotex wood, by Egyptian artist Gamal El Sagini (1917–1977). Photo: Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah

    Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on art: The World of Peace and War by Gamal El Sagini

  • In a moment of disruption for the region, designers across the Middle East continue to create. Photo: Bouguessa

    Rising Middle East fashion brands to watch and support

  • The world's biggest watchmakers show off their novelties at the Palexpo convention centre in Geneva every year. Photo: Watches and Wonders

    Watches and Wonders 2026: What to expect as the watch world meets in Geneva

  • As part of watch culture shifts away from hype and back towards restraint, archival design language and vintage proportions are shaping a more thoughtful era of collecting. Photo: Vacheron Constantin

    Why vintage-inspired watches are making a comeback

  • From costumes and posters to screen-used props, movie memorabilia continues to attract buyers drawn to cinema, nostalgia and rarity. Getty

    Inside the rise of movie memorabilia as a collectible investment


Business

Culture

Baku's waterfront. Azerbaijan and the UAE are strengthening trade ties. Getty Images

UAE-Azerbaijan Cepa comes into effect in boost to economic ties

Economy

Gulf is trade linchpin in key Asia corridor, BlackRock executive says

Economy

Dubai leads list of world's busiest international airports for 12th year running

Aviation

Culture

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on art: The World of Peace and War by Gamal El Sagini

Art & Design

How Bollywood great Asha Bhosle found a second home in the UAE

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The UAE National Orchestra at its first public performance in January. Photo: UAE National Orchestra

UAE National Orchestra brings classic Emirati TV and film music to the stage

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