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The UAE's continuity is based not on avoiding risk but managing it

The Iran-US ceasefire does not resolve underlying tensions but it does reveal how the Emirates operates under pressure

Ebtesam
Al Ketbi



The National

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Lebanon ceasefire talks


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  • Post-Khamenei Iran: Power struggle and a new era?

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  • Opinion: Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan fighting?

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  • What's next for Keir Starmer after Epstein linked to UK envoy

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  • Iranian citizens not looking for monarchy to be restored

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  • Will second phase of Gaza ceasefire bring change?

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  • Opinion: Europe's fresh engagement with Syria is welcome

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  • US 'acquiring' Greenland: Impact on Denmark and Nato

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Zelenskyy's Damascus visit was about sovereignty, not weapons

Lina Khatib

The world has ignored Iran's occupation of UAE islands at its peril

Noora Al Murry

Pump anxiety and what those petrol queues reveal about us all

Nick March

Comment

QuoteA new Lebanese civil war is unlikely, despite how things may look

Michael Young

QuoteTrump's discourtesy to Britain matters less than the damage to Nato

Gavin
Esler

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

Mudhafar Al-Jbori

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

Hareth Alhashmi

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

Nawal Al-Hosany


Editorial

US-Iran talks failure is no excuse for a return to war

US-Iran talks must address all issues

The Iran-US ceasefire cannot stop here

Why it's business as usual for the UAE's economy

The IRGC shouldn't be the ones who decide which seafarers get to go home

Iran's expansionist worldview is the biggest obstacle to a real peace deal



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Eight-year-old Myah learns online in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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

Yasar Jarrar

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

James Zogby

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

Hamid
Al Zaabi

Why the Gulf economies need to harmonise

Mohammed Alardhi

Is the UN sliding into irrelevance?

Sholto Byrnes

There is much more to the Strait of Hormuz than oil

Faheem Ahamed

Insights on this war, gleaned from a coffee with an Iranian aide years ago

Gavin Esler



Why it’s OK to not feel like yourself during uncertain times

Evelyn Lau

Past lessons provide route map to escape Iran war energy jolt

Chris Blackhurst

Before you complain about your late delivery, think of the driver who brought it

Sarah Maisey

The humanitarian toll of the Iran war extends far beyond its battlefields

Mukesh Kapila

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

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How AI videos and propaganda clips manipulated the US-Iran conflict

US President Donald Trump addresses Americans about the Iran war. Reuters
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Escalation or diplomacy: where does the war go from here?




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What is the goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?

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