Ibrahim Al Bloushi recalls guiding the first missionary doctors to a tiny clinic in Al Ain that would become Kanad Hospital

The 1976 unification created a military that has since expanded in scale, capability and commitment to humanitarian missions

Inspired by America's Apollo missions to the Moon, Sheikh Zayed set his eyes on the stars

After six weeks of conflict, the cost in munitions expenditure and damage is unprecedented given the time period

Rising living costs, uneven pay growth and widening gaps between industries are reshaping salary expectations across the Emirates

A year on, USAID withdrawal exposes Jordan’s aid dependency

From Stockholm’s suburbs to Iran, a Kurdish criminal network recruits minors to sell drugs and kill rivals, ruining families as they go

The defining moments – from the rebel takeover and Ahmed Al Shara’s rise to lifted sanctions and outbreaks of violence – that shaped Syria’s fragile first year after the civil war ended

The Kurdish militant group is laying down its weapons. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is considering expanding minority rights. But some people say they cannot forgive and forget

After the fall of the Assad regime, a small but determined group from Europe and Turkey are going back to help shape Syria’s fragile recovery