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  • An early rendering of Disneyland Abu Dhabi, expected to open in the 2030s. Photo: Miral

    Disney says Abu Dhabi theme park plans moving ahead despite regional conflict

  • A jewellery shop at Dubai Gold Souk. First-quarter demand for jewellery in the UAE fell by 40 per cent, the World Gold Council says. AFP

    How Iran war has dented demand for gold jewellery

  • Cove Rotana's 24-hour stays for two adults and two children start from Dh399. Photo: RAKTDA

    UAE staycation deals to book in May and June, including over Eid Al Adha

  • The site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Haret Hreik. AFP
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    TrendingIran response to peace plan awaited, Israel strikes Beirut

  • The MV Hondius anchored off the coast of Cape Verde on Tuesday after local authorities denied the boat permission to dock, citing public health concerns. Reuters

    EditorialHow one stranded ship is posing questions for global health

  • Entrance to the Arsenale - Sale d'Armi, La Biennale di Venezia 2019. Photo: National Pavilion UAE
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    Culture BitesVenice Biennale: is art becoming inseparable from politics?

  • Increasingly, the basic line of thinking among elites and ordinary people alike these days is that creating dense interlinkages in the global economy makes individual economies fragile. Reuters

    CommentThe lure of deglobalisation is getting stronger – but the world must resist it

  • Dr Abdulla Al Mandous, minister and director general of the National Centre of Meteorology. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

    UAE aims to become 'epicentre for climate innovation', meteorology chief says


Live updates

Iran weighs US proposal as 14-point framework emerges in war talks

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Iran weighs US proposal as 14-point framework emerges in war talks

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  • UAE says Iran has no right to use its defence agreements to justify threats
  • France sends aircraft carrier to Red Sea for future mission
  • US and Gulf countries convene at UN to discuss Hormuz resolution
Dubai World Central is set to transform the emirate. Supplied

Dubai's mega airport to link up with Etihad Rail and transform UAE travel

Airport express will connect busy communities to new aviation hub in Dubai South

UAE

InterviewFormer Etihad boss ‘disappointed’ over European carriers questioning Gulf model

Aviation

Emirates airline posts record $5.4bn annual profit

Business
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara with Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties, in Damascus. Photo: Sana Al-Abbar is an Emirati businessman known for founding Emaar Properties, a real estate development company involved in projects such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall.

UAE business delegation in Syria to discuss rebuild with Al Shara

MENA

UK grass roots tension as local elections set to shake up political landscape

UK

Israel bombs Beirut for first time in weeks

MENA
Al Ain's Erik, centre, celebrates after scoring against Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Al Ain seal UAE Pro League title with five-goal battering of Sharjah

Football


Spotlight

  • Smoke from the blaze could be seen across Dubai Marina on Wednesday morning. The National
    Play00:39

    Dubai fire crews tackle blaze at under-construction Marina tower

  • Rajasthan Royals' Yash Punja, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Punjab Kings batter Cooper Connolly in Mullanpur. AFP

    ‘When he started, it was horrible' - Punja’s journey from Abu Dhabi to IPL

  • The UAE Armed Forces are marking 50 years since unification on May 6, 2026. The National

    Special reportFrom desert beginnings to missile defence: the rise of the UAE Armed Forces

  • Fujairah's Etihad Rail station near Al Hilal City. Photo: Etihad Rail

    Etihad Rail set to offer economic uplift to Fujairah, businesses say

  • UAE's Rayan Ahmed during the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Japan. Photo: AAC

    Rayan targets Dubai Desert Classic after breaking new ground for UAE golfers

  • Zayed National Museum, with its falcon-inspired facade and lush landscaping, is deemed one of the most beautifully designed museums in the world. Victor Besa / The National

    Zayed National Museum named among world’s most beautiful by Prix Versailles

  • A scene from one of the Explosive Media 'Lego' animations depicting US President Donald Trump

    Toy company treads carefully on Lego-style pro-Iran AI videos

  • The National Pavilion UAE's latest exhibition at Venice Biennale features work from six artists from the UAE. Photo: National Pavilion UAE - Venice Biennale

    Inside the UAE Pavilion at Venice Biennale, a whisper becomes a portrait of a nation


Video

  • Iran urges Fifa to keep politics out of World Cup visas

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  • Iran deal 'very possible' after latest talks, says Trump

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  • Don Lemon says Trump is looking for exit from Iran war

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  • How Pakistan has opened a back door into Iran

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  • Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs

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  • Gaza family return to UAE after plea to Sheikh Mohamed

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  • Band of the Welsh Guards records UAE national anthem

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  • Egypt bids final farewell to 'Prince of Arab Song' Shaker

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  • Edge tech thwarts 85% of Iran drone attacks, says CEO

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  • Dubai residents hail 'massive changes' at Khor Al Mamzar Beach

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  • President Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, during the Make it in the Emirates summit. UAE Presidential Court
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    UAE leaders meet at Make it in the Emirates summit in Abu Dhabi

  • Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Adnoc managing director and group chief executive, with Hamad Al Ameri, managing director and group chief executive of Alpha Dhabi, Syed Shueb, managing director and chief executive of IHC, Mohamed Alrumaithi, chairman of Alpha Dhabi and Mashal Al-Kindi, Ta'ziz chief executive. Photo: Adnoc

    Ta'ziz and Alpha Dhabi sign deal for $10bn chemicals investment in the UAE

  • People take part in Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. This year's event has come at an important moment. Antonie Robertson/The National

    CommentHow the UAE turned resilience and flexibility into national priorities

  • Falal Ameen, chief executive of Ghitha Holding, says the company is keen to expand in the Middle East and North Africa region. Antonie Robertson / The National

    Food security 'guaranteed for the next 100 years’, says Abu Dhabi producer Ghitha

  • Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, attends a panel at the Make it in the Emirates event in Abu Dhabi. Reuters

    UAE sets out plans to take energy, trade and defence to next level

  • The Port of Fujairah, where EtihadWE's next water desalination plant will be developed. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

    Fujairah to get $285m water desalination plant

  • Shamsheer Vayalil, founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, said the main impact of the war has been 'resilience'. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Play00:36

    Burjeel 'doubles down' and focuses on local production in face of Iran war

  • Ta'ziz supports the production of chemicals and transition fuels in the UAE. Photo: Ta'ziz

    Abu Dhabi’s Ta'ziz signs $28.5bn of offtake and feedstock deals


Headlines

President Sheikh Mohamed meets Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman, Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Omar Al Askar / UAE Presidential Court
Camera

President Sheikh Mohamed receives Qatar’s Prime Minister

Meeting focuses on Iranian missile attacks on the UAE

UAE

Mubadala takes stake in US-based renewable energy specialist Power Factors

Energy
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Ankara. Reuters

Saudi Arabia and Turkey sign visa exemption agreement

Gulf

US counter-terrorism strategy calls cartels, Islamist groups and left-wing violence top threats

US
Sudan's army is engaged in a civil war that is now in its fourth year. AFP

UAE rejects 'unfounded accusations' of involvement in Khartoum airport attack

MENA

Abu Dhabi's IHC remains resilient despite war as first-quarter income doubles

Economy

VideoUAE Armed Forces: 50 years of strength and determination

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ASMO commences construction of logistics facility at SPARK in partnership with Arcapita

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AI-driven FinBursa connects global investors with Middle East's most promising start-ups

In Focus


War comment and analysis

  • The Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. AFP

    AnalysisHow does Iran view the Strait of Hormuz stalemate?

  • Trump's 'Project Freedom': What we know

    ExplainerTrump's 'Project Freedom': What we know

  • Shipping containers stored near Karachi port in Pakistan. More than 3,000 Iran-bound containers have been stranded in Karachi since the US imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. Reuters

    AnalysisPakistan takes calculated risk by opening overland routes to Iran

  • 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

  • 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


Comment

How Pakistan has opened a back door into Iran

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  • The new Louvre Abu Dhabi X Dellaluna bag featured in the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. Photo: 20th Century Studios

    Louvre Abu Dhabi X Dellaluna bag to launch at Venice Biennale

  • 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

  • Miral Youssef, president of Kering MEA, finds trust has been an essential currency in her role. Photo: Kering

    Kering’s Miral Youssef on leadership and the future of luxury


Business

Culture

Mubadala says its investment in Power Factors will help boost the company's global expansion. Photo: Mubadala

Mubadala takes stake in US-based renewable energy specialist Power Factors

Energy

Emirates airline posts record $5.4bn annual profit

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Former Etihad boss ‘disappointed’ over European carriers questioning Gulf model

Aviation

Culture

Culture BitesVenice Biennale: is art becoming inseparable from politics?

Culture Bites

Zayed National Museum named among world’s most beautiful by Prix Versailles

Culture

Widow’s Bay, starring Matthew Rhys, left, and Stephen Root, is set in a fictional New England town shaped by unexplained tragedies. Photo: Apple TV

Widow’s Bay review: A cursed island where the jokes land and the dread lingers

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  • UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, visits the PepsiCo factory in Abu Dhabi in 1978. Photo: PepsiCo

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