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Arabian Gulf

The latest news on the Arabian Gulf

A French navy drone in the sea off Toulon, France. Admirals have told The National if navies do not rapidly develop drone fleets they will perish. Thomas Harding / The National
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Drones in naval warfare: French admirals predict revolution beneath the waves

EuropeNovember 03, 2026
A view of the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees near the Jordanian city of Mafraq in 2022. AFP

Gulf countries can turn the Syrian refugee crisis into an engine of regional growth

CommentOctober 28, 2026
Umm Al Quwain Municipality teams are conducting clean-up operations in response to the oil spill. Photo: Umm Al Quwain Municipality

Containing oil spills is race against time, say clean-up experts

UAEOctober 24, 2026
AFP, The National

The US will remain central to Gulf security, but the terms must change

CommentOctober 23, 2026
Several leaders are calling on GCC countries to build on their considerable common ties to better weather the current geopolitical storm. Getty

Gulf unity is about more than shared history

EditorialOctober 21, 2026
Some areas in the UAE have experienced temperatures four degrees higher than usual for this time of year. Victor Besa / The National

Still sweating in October? UAE temperatures remain high as El Nino intensifies

EnvironmentOctober 19, 2026
Prof Robert Hall of Stanford University and Prof Michael Woodford of Columbia University have won the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on the 'microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation'. AFP

How this year’s Nobel Prize in economics helps us understand the Gulf economies

CommentOctober 14, 2026
How a Rampart air defence system, protecting port and town, would look. Photo: Naval Group.

Ramparts missile shield to protect warships from drone swarms

EuropeOctober 14, 2026
Saturday's attack was the third on King Khalid International Airport last week by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Reuters
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Military superiority cannot guarantee peace in the Middle East

CommentOctober 12, 2026
For the time being, setting aside the disruptions associated with the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, oil demand is buoyant and growing at a steady pace. AFP

Oil’s long goodbye – what it means for the Gulf

CommentOctober 08, 2026
Put Gulf countries' assets together and it becomes something fundamentally different. I call this the GCC Full Potential. AFP

The Gulf’s next industrial revolution should be made across borders

CommentOctober 06, 2026
An oil spill from the tanker Caroline Bezengi, which ran aground on June 30, reached Oman's coastline. Reuters

Iran war causing 'unprecedented' ecological damage in Gulf

GulfOctober 03, 2026
The port of Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia overlooking the Arabian Gulf. AFP

A new Gulf-Iran relationship should separate rivalry from confrontation

CommentSeptember 24, 2026
A tanker at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra. Reuters
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Oil tanker earnings near $650,000 a day due to Middle East disruption

EnergySeptember 23, 2026
A newly adopted US policy of 'tanker-for-tanker' risks widening the conflict. Photo: Centcom

Tanker War 2.0: How US-Iran ship attacks are escalating

GulfSeptember 09, 2026
US President Donald Trump during a meeting in Doha last year. Getty Images

The Iran war tested the Gulf’s multipolar strategy, but it did not end it

CommentSeptember 08, 2026
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