The National Editorial

From Unesco listings and new museums to reviving and preserving old sites, the region's people are writing their own story and sharing it with the world on their own terms

Although anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of prejudice are rising, most people still reject the kind of hatred that drove Sunday's killers

Sectarian violence and the radicalisation of youth will only strengthen extremism

AI, data centres and next-generation finance converged with philanthropy and global action at Abu Dhabi Finance Week

Countries that once had a distrustful relationship are now working together

Vehement outbursts and the reopening of old wounds are not the way to maintain relationships

A funding pledge of $1.9 billion announced in Abu Dhabi could be the final push humanity needs to banish this illness

One year since the fall of Assad, Syria's challenges are countless, as are its opportunities

The final communique from the 46th GCC summit stresses the indispensability of collective security

The story of UAE's journey has been compellingly told at a monument to a rich past

A papal visit has given hope to a country mired in division, but now it is up to Lebanese leaders to maintain that momentum

Leaders have a limited window in which to restore any momentum towards peace

It is striking how much the country’s strategic openness to the world has helped it to achieve

The US-born pontiff is continuing the outreach to the Muslim and Arab world championed by his predecessor, Pope Francis

Opportunity, upward mobility plus a safe and tolerant society are the ingredients needed for a globalisation that moves beyond the merely financial