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A billboard depicting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is seen as Lebanese people with their belongings flee along the Sidon highway towards Beirut after Israeli air strikes targeted villages in southern Lebanon in June. EPA
EditorialA sovereign Lebanon serves Israel and Iran alike

Israel’s encroachments and Iran’s intransigence over disarming Hezbollah help no one’s cause

EditorialSeptember 04, 2026
Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen. Reuters
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EditorialHunger is rising. The world cannot turn its back on food aid

Slashing assistance to the West Bank points to structural and moral crises

EditorialSeptember 03, 2026
A woman stands atop her house covered in mud in the aftermath of flash floods at Baireni in Nepal's Dhading district on Monday. AFP
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EditorialExtreme weather demands more than emergency aid

The Nepal floods should be a wake-up call for all countries to future proof

EditorialSeptember 02, 2026
Tech Quest, a Higher Colleges of Technology programme, in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
EditorialThe UAE's future will be built on homegrown talent

A new national drive to develop skilled Emiratis will be key to increasing its industrial depth

EditorialSeptember 01, 2026
The new school term starts on Monday. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialA new UAE school year, and a broader vision for education

The shake-up to public schools is geared to produce curious, empathetic, resilient and connected young people

EditorialAugust 31, 2026
A person passes a mural depicting a Houthi fighter holding a Yemeni flag while stopping US and Israeli ships, in Sanaa, Yemen, last Sunday. EPA
EditorialThe Houthis’ reach into Africa should alarm the world

The Iran-backed group’s efforts to build networks in Sudan and the Horn Africa must be contained

EditorialAugust 28, 2026
Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks during a televised speech at the People's Palace in Damascus on Tuesday. AFP
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EditorialThe SDF's dissolution is a historic moment for Syria

The Kurdish leadership deserves credit for making a decision in the country's national interest

EditorialAugust 27, 2026
Two Syrian artists paint a remainder of a wall of a collapsed building in Al Milan village of Idlib city in Syria. EPA
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EditorialAnother wall comes down for Syria

The removal from the country from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism could have a profound impact on its future

EditorialAugust 26, 2026
Kurds displaced during Syria's civil war make their way to their hometown of Ras Al Ain earlier this month. Reuters
EditorialSyria-Israel talks are a step in the right direction

The resumption in negotiations is key to securing both countries as well as the region

EditorialAugust 25, 2026
Ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Getty Images
EditorialTrump's economic war with Iran needs a diplomatic off-ramp

While using a stick, the US can also offer a carrot

EditorialAugust 24, 2026
A solar plant in Al Dhafra, UAE. The power required to keep Abu Dhabi’s factories operating and servers running around the clock will have to come from cleaner technologies. Photo: Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
EditorialAbu Dhabi's 2050 energy target is a case study for a changing Gulf

With AI and manufacturing, the region's economy is becoming more complex but more interesting too

EditorialAugust 21, 2026
Months of war have taken their toll on a battered economy that was already weakened by decades of sanctions and mismanagement. EPA
EditorialIran can't expect to threaten its neighbours and then trade with them

Ordinary Iranians are paying the price for their leaders' choices

EditorialAugust 20, 2026
Iraq's circumstances make untangling its web of graft particularly urgent. AFP
EditorialIraq's problems are rooted in corruption, not currency

Redenominating the dinar may offer some technical solutions but it is not a substitute for accountability

EditorialAugust 19, 2026
Much of the information through which the world is understood is being filtered through the English language and western cultural assumptions
EditorialIt's time to teach AI that humanity does not speak with one voice

Work being done in the UAE on Arabic in the digital realm is making the internet more culturally representative

EditorialAugust 18, 2026
Nearly two dozen Adnoc ships have been fired on by Iranian forces since February 28. Photo: Adnoc
EditorialIran's high-seas intimidation must stop

Firing on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz threatens the movement of energy, goods and people far beyond the Gulf

EditorialAugust 17, 2026
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