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Students of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, the world’s first graduate-level AI college. Pawan Singh for The National
EditorialAbu Dhabi's new AI model reveals the power of home-grown talent

K2 Think, which can tackle complex reasoning tasks, is a product of the UAE's investment in its people and institutions

EditorialSeptember 12, 2025
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed is received by Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, in Doha on Wednesday after Tuesday's Israeli air strike on the Qatari capital. Reuters
EditorialQatar's neighbours are uniting in the face of an unpredictable Israel

High-profile support for Doha after Tuesday's air strike highlights Israel's growing isolation

EditorialSeptember 11, 2025
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on Tuesday. AFP
EditorialIsrael's Doha strike demands a firm response

The Israeli leadership may think they can bomb their way to victory. Those in the Middle East committed to peace must prove them wrong

EditorialSeptember 09, 2025
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, right, is welcomed by Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares at a meeting in Brussels in May 2024. Europa Press
EditorialPalestinian statehood is a test the UN must not fail

All 193 UN member states need to unite and call for the immediate end to the war in Gaza and the resumption of the Middle East peace process

EditorialSeptember 09, 2025
Countries must ensure cyber systems are protected and 'quickly recoverable' as they move deeper into the digital realm, a report says. Getty Images
EditorialIt's vital to brace for internet disruptions in the future

The weekend's slowdown could remind governments and private players to build resilient infrastructure in preparation for potential slowdowns

EditorialSeptember 08, 2025
Israeli soldiers confront a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. The UN has recorded more than 1,000 attacks by Israeli settlers across the territory this year. David Lombeida for The National
EditorialWhy Israeli annexation of the West Bank is a red line for the Middle East

If the country won't listen to its critics, it should be listening to its partners

EditorialSeptember 05, 2025
Water is becoming a security issue that governments can no longer afford to ignore. EPA
EditorialWhy the world needs a global water treaty

Even protracted disputes about water resources could be helped by an agreed, binding set of rules

EditorialSeptember 04, 2025
A boy carries a deceased relative in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday. Such distressing images are reminiscent of previous earthquakes. AFP
EditorialAfghanistan's isolation is making earthquake relief even harder

The Taliban and the international community need to find a way to work together for the sake of Afghans

EditorialSeptember 03, 2025
Mosul's Al Nuri Mosque, once used by ISIS to declare its 'caliphate', has been restored along with several churches and 124 heritage houses. AFP
EditorialMosul restoration is a defiant rejection of extremism

When ISIS overran the city in 2014, it laid waste to historic mosques and churches. By rebuilding these with support from the UAE and Unesco, the city is turning a new page

EditorialSeptember 02, 2025
A man watches news reports about Ahmed Ghaleb Al Rahwi, the prime minister of the Houthi-controlled administration, who was killed, along with others, in Thursday's Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital. AP
EditorialPeace, not assassinations, is the best way for Israel to guarantee its security

Killing leading Houthis in Sanaa shows Israel's reach but without settling the Palestine issue, the country will remain locked in a cycle of violence

EditorialSeptember 01, 2025
A boat sails on Lake Retba in Senegal. Many relative newcomers to international tourism are working hard to exploit untapped potential. Getty
EditorialWorking with the Global South to chart a course through rising tourism

Attracting international visitors presents emerging economies with great opportunities – and formidable challenges

EditorialAugust 29, 2025
Women during Dubai Mallathon as part of the celebration of Emirati Women's Day on Wednesday. EPA
EditorialWhy this Emirati Women's Day has special resonance

The annual event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the General Women's Union, part of the UAE's journey to gender equality

EditorialAugust 28, 2025
US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaking at Baabda presidential palace in Beirut yesterday. EPA
EditorialLebanon's future should be the focus, not a US envoy's outburst

Furore over the US envoy's scolding of reporters obscured important remarks about disarming Hezbollah

EditorialAugust 27, 2025
Protesters block a road at Petah Tikva, Israel on Tuesday, part of a day of action by the families of Israeli hostages calling for an end to the Gaza war. EPA
EditorialIsrael's public is losing patience with an aimless war

The killing of a second group of journalists in less than a month is typical of a conflict that is becoming more and more unpopular

EditorialAugust 27, 2025
Houthi supporters rally against Israel's war in Gaza. Reuters
The violence between Israel and the Houthis serves neither of their people

Missile launches from Yemen are achieving nothing for Gazans, while revenge strikes are brutalising Yemeni civilians

EditorialAugust 26, 2025
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