Plastic figures depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping dressed as a Qing Dynasty emperor and US President Donald Trump are displayed for sale in a store in Beijing last Sunday. AFP

CommentXi will play nice with Trump at the Beijing summit – but will he play ball?

Weakened by the Iran war, Washington is in a hurry to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Comment

Oil slick near Iran's Kharg Island sparks concerns – but where did it come from?

Energy

InterviewCanada charts new course with Gulf partners beyond traditional western allies

MENA

Iran executes cyber security expert convicted of spying for Israel

MENA

AD Ports first-quarter profit rises 43% as war leads to new trade routes

Economy

UK to send drones, fighter jets and warship to join mission securing Hormuz

MENA

Iran threatens Kuwait over capture of 'IRGC operatives' in island skirmish

Gulf
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dr Sultan Al Jaber calls Iran's Hormuz blockade 'extortion'

Prolonged disruption in the Gulf is draining fuel inventories and destabilising global energy markets, UAE minister says

Energy

AnalysisTrump unlikely to persuade Xi to stop buying Iranian oil

Energy

Iran embassy posts AI Lego video with 'veiled threat' to Sweden

Europe

Bahrain sentences three to life in prison over links to Iran’s IRGC

Gulf

Trump hints at lengthy blockade of Strait of Hormuz

US

Kuwaiti forces foil Iran-linked infiltration attempt on Bubiyan Island

Gulf

Iranian general visits Baghdad as Iraqi government takes shape

MENA
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, ahead of departing for his trip to China. Reuters

Trump hints at lengthy blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Trump 'seriously' considering resumption of major combat operations as deal with Tehran appears unlikely

US

Kuwaiti forces foil Iran-linked infiltration attempt on Bubiyan Island

Gulf

Iranian general visits Baghdad as Iraqi government takes shape

MENA

Adnoc Gas to restore 80% of Habshan capacity by end of year

Energy

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