The National Editorial

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

It is a measure of how far the country has fallen that a one-sided, temporary truce has attracted such attention, but the sooner all the guns fall silent, the better

There are few strands of Islamist radicalism that do not have the network's fingerprints on it

With the right partnerships, digital technology can harness the continent's dynamism

The latest addition to Saadiyat Cultural District looks at creation and evolution through a distinctly Arab lens