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Rory Reynolds

Rory Reynolds

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Rory is an assistant editor-in-chief at The National, overseeing the daily running of the newsroom. He was news editor for six years and prior to that worked for The Scotsman newspaper group. He grew up in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and has lived in the UAE since 2014. He does not miss Scotland's weather, nor its politics.
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Refugee children dance outside a makeshift shelter in Bekaa Valley, near the border with Syria. EPA
Lebanon wants 'majority' of million Syrian refugees to return home this year

Population shift crucial to lift burden from struggling state finances, says minister

MENAFebruary 04, 2026
Jihad Azour, IMF director for the Middle East and Central Asia, warns that global tariffs are reshaping regional trade. AFP
Effect of global tariffs on Middle East not yet clear, says IMF's Azour

Region central to global trade could face consequences, says senior official

BusinessFebruary 02, 2026
IMF Managing Direct Kristalina Georgieva also praised the UAE for its growing leadership in AI
IMF chief hails UAE’s non-oil growth but warns of rising global risks

Kristalina Georgieva says economic diversification is example to others

EconomyFebruary 02, 2026
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. US President Donald Trump will show off his new "Board of Peace" at Davos on January 22, 2026 burnishing his claim to be a peacemaker a day after backing off his own threats against Greenland. Originally meant to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza after the war between Hamas and Israel, the board's charter does not limit its role to the Strip, and has sparked concerns that Trump wants it to rival the United Nations. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Key Gaza border crossing to reopen as Trump expands Board of Peace

Members upbeat but admit scale of challenge ahead

UAEJanuary 22, 2026
IAEA director general Rafael Grossi says inspectors 'know there are places of interest where we need to go' in Syria. Getty Images
InterviewSecuring Assad's nuclear sites top priority amid Syria clashes, says UN watchdog

Rafael Grossi tells The National that not all remnants of abandoned nuclear project have been accounted for

MENAJanuary 22, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland. AFP
Ukrainian and Russian officials to discuss ending war at Abu Dhabi meeting

Summit with US figures comes as fourth anniversary of war approaches

UAEJanuary 22, 2026
Trump Davos Gif. EPA / AFP / Reuters / Bloomberg
Hamas will be 'blown away' if it does not disarm, Trump tells Davos

US President also claims Iran was just two months from a nuclear bomb and attacks 'ungrateful' Denmark over Greenland

NewsJanuary 21, 2026
The Board of Peace is central to US President Donald Trump's vision for the restoration of war-torn Gaza. EPA
Palestinians frozen out of Donald Trump's Board of Peace, officials say

Concerns raised in Davos amid calls for urgent improvements in temporary shelter for Gazans

MENAJanuary 21, 2026
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Lebanon and Syria have turned a corner, but that wars and divided states continue to proliferate across the region. AFP
Egypt's El Sisi says Palestine remains 'at forefront' of Middle East priorities

President stressed need for commitment to phase two of Gaza ceasefire

MENAJanuary 21, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron after his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
Europe and allies fight back against Trump's actions

Speeches attack US President's disruption and the 'shift towards a world without rules'

NewsJanuary 21, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron promoted the European Union as somewhere rules still had meaning, in contrast to other places. AFP
Macron launches attack on Trump's 'world without rules'

French President says Greenland crisis is example of global order 'without governance'

NewsJanuary 20, 2026
The National's Manus Cranny and Mubadala's Waleed Al Muhairi talk about using advanced AI for investing. The National
How an AI bot changed the way Mubadala invests

High-level bot goes beyond fact-checking to challenge board members on their actions

BusinessJanuary 20, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks in Davos. Bloomberg
Greenland's sovereignty is non-negotiable, Ursula von der Leyen tells Davos

President of the European Commission says Europe 'fully committed' to the security of autonomous Danish territory

NewsJanuary 20, 2026
Chief executives must lead from the front when it comes to AI implementation. Getty
'CEOs must upskill like everyone else': PwC charts sluggish push towards AI

Just one in eight global chief executives say AI has delivered financial benefits so far – but some of them may be the problem

BusinessJanuary 19, 2026
A trader in Germany looks on as stocks slide. The prospect of geo-economic confrontation was the single greatest risk in the WEF survey. Reuters
World must brace for turbulent two years, Davos report warns

Outlook charts rise in AI anxiety and decline in concerns about environment

NewsJanuary 14, 2026
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