The National Editorial

In the new year, the price of essential food items can only be increased with the approval of the ministry, increasing transparency and consumer protection

An equitable transition and stability are within reach

Arab and Muslim communities in Europe want to live in safety as much as everyone else. It is up to the authorities in Germany and elsewhere to make sure that happens

All those aghast at such prolonged human suffering should welcome recent suggestions that a truce is closer now than it has been for months

The country's armed forces must be ready to deal with a flood of black-market weapons coming from Syria

Yemen's rebels are said to be making hundreds of millions from shipping companies to ensure safe transit

Nationwide employee health insurance is good for staff, the companies they work for and the country

Israel is undermining its claims that it wants to live in harmony with Damascus

A just and pluralistic Syria was on the agenda at Saturday's gathering of senior Arab officials. The country's new rulers must not squander this diplomatic goodwill

The answer might be found in a new national drive to preserve the country's architectural heritage

With measured regulation and reputation for oversight, the Emirates shows how it's possible to embrace future finances responsibly

Air strikes and land grabs won’t make Israel safer. Making peace with the nascent administration in Damascus will

Getting the basics of governance right is the first step to tackling the country's many postponed crises

Now may be a moment of uncertainty but the country must not continue as a collection of cantons under the sway of militias and their foreign backers

The diplomatic, legal, economic and moral cost of its actions now far outweigh any strategic or military calculations