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  • Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai is being constructed at increasing pace. Photo: Nakheel

    From islands to transport: Dubai speeds up mega projects

  • Opec undoubtedly played an important role in the Middle East and in the world economy but its rules no longer enable the UAE's growth. EPA

    EditorialWhy leaving Opec makes sense for the UAE

  • Recent scenes from Golders Green, Kenton United Synagogue and Finchley Reform Synagogue. Getty Images / AFP

    ExclusiveInside Iran's recruitment for attacks on Jewish targets in UK

  • Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund will stop financing LIV Golf at the end of the 2026 season. AFP

    LIV Golf to undergo 'strategic evolution' but can it survive without PIF funding?

  • Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi is one of 10 post-1960s buildings acknowledged as representing the UAE's architectural evolution. Chris Whiteoak / The National

    Cultural Foundation and Deira Clock Tower on UAE's architectural heritage list

  • Dubai has updated its visa requirements to attract investment into the property market. Chris Whiteoak / The National

    Dubai’s updated property visa rules to spur demand and attract overseas buyers

  • The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high on Monday as technology stocks continued to climb. Bloomberg

    Why Big Tech stocks shouldn't rest on their laurels with oil and the Fed at play

  • British Army guardsmen in London. A leading Conservative has decried the 'ill-prepared' state of today's UK armed forces. Getty Images

    IRGC's decades-long efforts to prove British military unfit for modern warfare


Thirteen to face trial in UAE over $13m plot to smuggle weapons to Sudan's army

Sudan has been in a state of civil war since April 2023. AFP

Thirteen to face trial in UAE over $13m plot to smuggle weapons to Sudan's army

  • Machine guns, grenades and illicit commissions: Inside Sudan arms smuggling case uncovered by UAE authorities
  • Who are the main individuals in UAE’s Sudan arms smuggling case?
UAE leaves Opec
President Donald Trump during an event with the Artemis II astronauts. AFP
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'It's great': Trump hails UAE exit from Opec as boost to lower fuel prices

US

CommentOpec's days of manipulating the market are over

Comment

Iran war latestIran to enforce 'new management' in Hormuz

MENA

UAE strategy to protect key supplies addresses Iran war impact, minister says

UAE
The cost of fuel in the Emirates has been tied to the global oil market since 2015. Victor Besa / The National

UAE petrol costs to rise for third consecutive month but diesel remains unchanged

Energy

UAE-South Korean Cepa takes effect in boost to economic ties

Economy

Oil prices pull back after hitting four-year high on US-Iran escalation fears

Energy
The teams will now move into the real-world testing phase of the challenge. Getty

Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative announces finalists for agriculture challenge

UAE

Video

  • Sophia the robot joins live orchestra in AI-themed concert

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  • Oil surges over threat of new US military action against Iran

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  • Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla in international waters

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  • Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Indian diamond

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  • 'I think it's great': Trump reacts to UAE decision to leave Opec

    Play00:31
  • US reveals war in Iran has cost $25bn so far

    Play00:31
  • Former member of staff recalls birth of Sheikh Mohamed at Kanad Hospital

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  • President Sheikh Mohamed meets King of Bahrain

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  • Analysis: What is Opec and why is the UAE leaving?

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  • Iran war has shown the limits of US satellite dominance

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Spotlight

  • On April 23, Emirates operated more than 400 daily flights for the first time since February 27. Reuters

    Middle East flight updates: Emirates up to 80 per cent of pre-war operation capacity

  • Netflix’s updated mobile experience will roll out in the US and select countries before expanding globally over the summer. Photo: Netflix

    New vertical videos on Netflix's mobile app make selecting what to watch easier

  • Christie's is offering a rare, cushion-shaped 1930 chronograph by Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet. Photo: Christie's

    Exceptionally rare Audemars Piguet watch heads to auction in May

  • Lucknow pacer Mohsin Khan picked up five wickets against Kolkata in the IPL. Reuters

    Mohsin Khan – from amputation risk to India's next big fast-bowling hope in IPL

  • Jon Rahm, one of LIV Golf's high-profile recruits, celebrates with the LIV Golf Mexico City trophy. Reuters

    PIF to reportedly stop financial support for LIV Golf at end of season

  • Uniqlo teams up with Danish designer Cecelie Bahnsen for a collection that lands on May 28. Photo: Uniqlo

    Sartorial steal: The appeal of high-low fashion collaborations

  • French-Algerian Isack Hadjar secured a podium finish in his maiden season in F1, something not many rookies can claim. Photo: TOD

    How Isack Hadjar earned his wings, going from Formula Two to the Red Bull seat in F1

  • Bank vault. Getty Images

    What is Mythos? Anthropic's new AI model worries many experts


Headlines

President Sheikh Mohamed held a phone call with prime minister-designated Ali Al Zaidi. UAE Presidential Court / Iraqi Presidency

President Sheikh Mohamed congratulates Iraqi prime minister-designate

UAE leader offers support for Ali Al Zaidi in driving nation forwards

UAE

Israeli attacks kill nine in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

MENA
GOLDERS GREEN, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (C) and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley (R) meet first responders from Shomrim North West London during a visit to Golders Green on April 30, 2026 in Golders Green, England. A 45-year-old British-Somali man was arrested yesterday, after stabbing two Jewish men, Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine, in a terrorist attack in Golders Green. Both victims are in stable condition, and the suspect was caught by police after being tasered. The government has since pledged £25 million to improve security for the Jewish community following the incident. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool / Getty Images)

British government promises legal overhaul after Golders Green attack

UK

Italy and Turkey condemn 'unlawful' Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla

Europe
Pancreatic cancer has survival rates of less than five per cent. Getty Images

AI tool helps detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis

UAE

Oman to build dedicated AI zone in economic diversification push

Economy

Israeli army major charged with smuggling goods into Gaza

MENA

Family of Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi fear she is dying in prison

MENA

ROX and JINGDONG Logistics anchor a next-day spare parts promise in Jebel Ali

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War comment and analysis

  • Sacks of cobalt powder are loaded for export in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bloomberg

    Why supply chain disruption has now become a feature of modern trade

  • The National's journalists take questions from the audience as the Iran war reaches two months
    Play04:29

    Q&A replayTwo months of Iran war - what could happen next?

  • A US military aircraft hit by suspected Iranian drones. Tehran's accuracy has vastly improved with imported navigation chips. Reuters

    Iran relies on Chinese and Russian tech to give drones 'pinpoint accuracy'

  • A sailor observes the oil tanker Helga, which is moored at an oil terminal near Basra in Iraq. Reuters

    CommentIt's no longer enough to simply keep the Strait of Hormuz open

  • Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, right, talks to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting in Islamabad. EPA

    Special reportPakistan tried to broker US-Iran deal. It slipped away

  • Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan with US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell during this year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. Reuters

    Fed meeting: Iran war and Powell future add to uncertain outlook

  • Air conditioners on the side of an apartment building in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The energy crisis is driving up electricity costs with AC becoming both a necessity and a financial burden. Getty Images

    Business Insights No quick answers to the refining crisis as Hormuz blockade endures

  • An anti-US mural in Tehran based on the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where trade has been strangled by Iran. AFP

    Why US might and Israeli 'magical thinking' failed to break Iran

  • In another dent to confidence for mariners, Iranian marines stormed a Swiss-managed ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week. AFP

    Trapped ships face lengthy delays even when Hormuz opens, industry experts warn

  • Lebanese army soldiers secure the site of an Israeli drone attack that targeted a vehicle on the highway of Saadiyat, south of Beirut. AFP

    ExclusiveUS tightens grip on Lebanese army aid as delays bite in Beirut


The Inside Brief

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TN Magazine

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    Cover storyLebanese designer Nada Debs reflects on identity, reinvention and legacy

  • High jewellery houses are turning to their archives as living design tools, where history is constantly reimagined. Photo: Chaumet

    Cartier, Chaumet and Boucheron reinventing high jewellery through archives

  • Katherine Pangonis is the author of three books on Mediterranean and French history. Photo: Katherine Pangonis

    One Last Thing: historian Katherine Pangonis on her dream dinner guests

  • In a competitive hospitality landscape, art has become a differentiator for hotels aiming to flex their cultural muscles. Photo: El Fenn Marrakesh

    Inside the world’s most art-filled hotels, from The Ned Doha to The Fife Arms

  • With more than Dh4.7 million raised to date, Thrift for Good is quietly reshaping Dubai’s relationship with fashion and philanthropy. Photo: Thrift For Good

    Thrift for Good redefines sustainable fashion while raising millions for charity

  • Recalibration at Loewe, as Jack McCollough, left, and Lazaro Hernandez trade spectacle for precision and ease. Photo: Loewe

    Explainer: How Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are redefining Loewe

  • Francesco Molon furniture can be found in projects across the UAE, including at the Raffles Imperial Mansion on Palm Jumeirah. Photo: Dubai Sotheby's International Realty

    The Molon touch: Italian house brings famed gold leaf craftsmanship to UAE

  • Cardboard, long dismissed as disposable, is being reimagined by designers as a material capable of sculptural, functional and even luxurious form. Photo: Mobili in Cartone

    Why designers are turning to cardboard as luxury's next material


Business

Culture

The US and Iranian blockades in the Strait of Hormuz remain in place. Reuters

Brent edges closer to $120 amid US-Iran standoff

Energy

US Fed holds interest rates steady on Iran war inflation fears

Economy

Abu Dhabi's non-oil foreign trade up 36% in 2025

Economy

Culture

Sheikh Zayed Book Award win aids Literature Foundation’s goals for young readers

Culture

Rise in reading Arabic literature - but bookworms in UAE prefer digital formats

Books

Billie Eilish, left, and Nancy Ajram have exchanged public praise since 2020. Alamy; Getty Images

Billie Eilish and Nancy Ajram: How mutual admiration led to a near collaboration

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