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The UAE's wartime social media measures reflect a security logic

To assume that placing curbs on publishing visuals of Iranian strikes is about control is both simplistic and wrong

Kristian
Alexander



The National

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the Israeli bombing of Lebanese bridges


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Lebanon's disadvantaged army needs to make every move against Hezbollah count

Michael Young

How the war on Iran is exposing Iraq's fundamental failures

Hayder Al Shakeri

Missiles may test a nation’s defences but they cannot destroy a successful idea

Sulaiman Al-Hattlan

Comment

QuoteHow far will Donald Trump test the Madman Theory in the US-Israel war against Iran?

Damien McElroy

QuoteHow Islamic philanthropy is reshaping global giving

Khaled
Khalifa

QuoteThe UAE is built to sustain success under pressure

Ali Al Nuaimi

Iran war's horrors are why we should teach the Geneva Conventions in schools

Janine di Giovanni

The Gulf must not be left holding the bag for this war

Hadley Gamble


Editorial

Israel's Lebanon tactics reveal an appetite for destruction

It will take more than threats to make Iran completely open the Strait of Hormuz

Nowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

Eid Al Fitr is a time to prove that life goes on

UAE's distance learning is about keeping children safe

Further militarising the Gulf is not the answer



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Same-day delivery commands premiums because it shortens the gap between ordering and using a product.

In today's time-saving economy, buying back hours is business’s next frontier

Yasar Jarrar

How Trump and Netanyahu's war on Iran has undermined US pivot to Asia

Sholto Byrnes

QuoteWhy Donald Trump is Lebanon’s last chance

Rami
Kiwan

Iran isn't the only foe Donald Trump is fighting an open-ended war with

Gavin Esler

How to survive a war as a civilian

Damien McElroy

Iran’s strikes on the UAE reflect a clash between two visions for the Middle East

Sara Chehab

War or no war, never bet against the UAE

Yasar Jarrar



Thanks to Trump, regional allies are losing confidence in America

James Zogby

Dubai's Cinema Akil and its beautiful, thick-skinned community

Butheina Kazim

Trump's attempt to rush Iranian Kurds into conflict is a dangerous gamble

Winthrop Rodgers

A non-Muslim's Ramadan: What I learnt from my first month of fasting

Evelyn Lau

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Lebanese Civil Defence try to put out a fire in a building after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. Reuters.
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What is the goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?

A US attack aircraft prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury. US Navy via Reuters.
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Who will endure the highest cost of the Iran war?




What happens if Iranian Kurdish groups enter the conflict?

How far will the conflict expand across the Middle East?

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