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US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire for two weeks

Trump hails 'big day for world peace' as US and Iran agree to ceasefire

A gas tanker waits near the Strait of Hormuz, which is to reopen under the terms of a US-Iran ceasefire. Reuters

Oil prices sink after deal to pause US strikes and reopen Strait of Hormuz

Benchmarks for global crude slump as much as 15% after US pauses bombing of Iran and Tehran agrees to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Russia and China block UN resolution calling for reopening of Strait of Hormuz

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Dr Gargash says UAE has 'triumphed in war it sought to avoid'

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Air fares to surge as jet fuel prices remain high despite ceasefire

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Two French nationals released from detention in Iran

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UAE stock markets rose on Wednesday following news of a two-week ceasefire. EPA

Gulf stock markets surge after US and Iran agree to ceasefire

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US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire

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China and Russia veto UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Iranians form human chains in symbolic defence of country

Gunfight at Israeli consulate in Istanbul leaves attacker dead

Day 39 of the war in 60 seconds

AI retinal scans offer early detection of heart disease in the UAE

Tucker Carlson criticises Trump for mocking Islam

'AI at the heart of everything we do', says RedBird IMI chief

The $300m rescue and the rising cost of the Iran war

Attacks on Gulf energy sites are attacks on the global energy transition

It's only natural that a model as successful as the UAE's would attract heat

The 21-mile gap in international law that could reshape the global order

Distance learning is teaching UAE children one of the skills they need most

The bridge between Rubio's Munich speech and the Supreme Court birthright fight

Financial fraud thrives in the fog of war – and the UAE is ready for it

US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire

Is the world headed towards a recession?

China and Russia veto UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Iranians form human chains in symbolic defence of country

Gunfight at Israeli consulate in Istanbul leaves attacker dead

Day 39 of the war in 60 seconds

AI retinal scans offer early detection of heart disease in the UAE

Tucker Carlson criticises Trump for mocking Islam

'AI at the heart of everything we do', says RedBird IMI chief

The $300m rescue and the rising cost of the Iran war

QuoteAttacks on Gulf energy sites are attacks on the global energy transition

QuoteIt's only natural that a model as successful as the UAE's would attract heat

The 21-mile gap in international law that could reshape the global order

Distance learning is teaching UAE children one of the skills they need most

The bridge between Rubio's Munich speech and the Supreme Court birthright fight

Financial fraud thrives in the fog of war – and the UAE is ready for it

Attacks on Gulf energy sites are attacks on the global energy transition

It's only natural that a model as successful as the UAE's would attract heat