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Visits to Abu Dhabi's cultural attractions surge by 47 per cent
Emirate recorded marked increase in year-on-year visitors, predominantly driven by cultural attractions
About 3,000 ceasefire breaches by Israel in Lebanon
Despite last year's agreement, Israeli troops continue to be violent
Category 5 hurricanes forming faster than in 1990s, figures reveal
Tropical storms reaching maximum speed in 4.2 days compared to 7.9 days
Chart of the weekThe journey towards eradicating polio
Worldwide collaboration has reduced cases by more than 99% over four decades, but there is still some work to do
How two years of war in Gaza has altered the land
Built-up areas and cropland replaced with bare ground and exposed rock
Data ExplainedTourism in the Middle East is on the rise
Following a steep decline caused by Covid-19, visitor numbers to the region have grown steadily each year since
Special reportHow (and why) Gaza became the deadliest place for journalists
Investigation of 219 killings points to Israel's targeting of reporters to suppress the truth about assault on the enclave
How rampant inflation has become another cost of war in Gaza
Housing and food among the basics that are far more expensive than they were in 2023
Special reportGermany’s Syrian generation not ready to pack up and go home
Fewer than 2,000 Syrians have taken up Berlin’s flagship offer to return, figures show
UAE's nuclear contribution to electricity, from zero to 23%
In four years, the nation outstripped US and UK in nuclear share
UAE bucks global trend as non-oil trade rises
Trade hits $470bn in first six months of 2025 – 24% up year-on-year
Lack of rain in the Middle East and North Africa
UAE, Gaza, Lebanon, the occupied West Bank, Syria and Oman record 30% less cumulative rainfall than their respective historical average
Data explainedThe future of the population in the Middle East
UN estimates 249 million increase in region in next 50 years
When AI goes wrong
From deepfakes to faulty facial recognition, the number of AI-related problems is on the rise
The cost of university - from tuition fees to living expenses
Tuition fees are high in US while Switzerland is an expensive place to live
