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How the UAE is moving past the 'Athens' or 'Sparta' models

Some Middle East countries have embraced open economies. Others have built vast militaries. The Emirates is doing something different

Ebtesam
Al Ketbi

Flags on display in Bur Dubai. The UAE has sought to develop what could be described as a strategically resilient state. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A high-profile arrest marks a turning point in US action against Iranian proxies

Has the UK become ungovernable?

Why we keep rewatching the same films when we need comfort most

The hantavirus isn't a pandemic, but it is a test for global health co-operation

Jeremy Kamil

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It was an honour to be involved in King Charles III's visit to Cop28, for so long a leading voice on environmental issues. Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court

Personal connectivity lies at the heart of the UAE-UK relationship

How UAE health care passed the Iran war test without skipping a beat

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh

Our incredibly wealthy world can easily afford to curb humanitarian suffering

London's tourism tax risks backfiring when city needs visitors most

Ros Morgan

Xi will play nice with Trump at the Beijing summit – but will he play ball?

As UK races through prime ministers, veterans like Cooper should know better

Chris Blackhurst

Hormuz is the centrepiece of a region undergoing transformation

Ali Alshimmari

Is Vladimir Putin changing his mind on the Ukraine war?

Why Keir Starmer is down but not out of Downing Street

The UAE's approach to tackling obesity goes beyond prescribing a magic pill

Fatima Al Ali

The Iran war did not create the UAE's industrial push but accelerated it

Rami Kiwan

The Gulf countries are building a Middle East that Iran cannot tolerate

Jason Greenblatt

Iran war cannot change the mindset that has defined the UAE

Sebastian Kurz

The UK election results show its two-party system is coming to an end

Lack of comment on Iran’s attack on UAE shows Iraq’s self-imposed isolation

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