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The UN estimates the global population to have surpassed 8 billion people on Monday. EPA
There are now 8 billion people. What does that mean for the world?

The UN stresses that there are many positives when it comes to population growth

EditorialNovember 16, 2022
Monday at the G20 summit saw a key meeting between the US and China. AP
G20 nations must strive to prevent new wars and global economic chaos

There is an urgent need for diplomacy at the highest levels to ease dangerously high tensions across the world

EditorialNovember 15, 2022
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2004 Mehran Karimi Nasseri looks at a poster of the movie inspired by his life, in the terminal 1 of Paris Charles De Gaulle airport. - Mehran Karimi Nasseri, a political refugee who lived over 18 years in Paris' Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport and inspired director Steven Spielberg's "The Terminal", died, aged 77, at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport's terminal 2F, as reported to AFP by airport officials. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
Mehran Karimi Nasseri: an unwitting ambassador for modern refugees

His troubled life and unresolved trauma trapped inside an airport for 18 years caught the attention of Hollywood, European governments and the world

EditorialNovember 14, 2022
The Ukraine war has dragged on for nearly nine moths. Reuters
Urgent diplomacy is needed to stop Ukraine from seeing a multi-year war

Without a renewed push for peace, the conflict risks going the way of too many others in recent memory

EditorialNovember 11, 2022
US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at his election night watch party after the midterm elections on Wednesday. AFP
Can a perpetually divided America continue to lead a world in crisis?

Partisan gridlock in Washington is the last thing our chaotic planet needs right now

EditorialNovember 10, 2022
President Sheikh Mohammed at the Cop27 summit at Sharm Al Sheikh, in Egypt.
Cop27 underlines global climate urgency

There is no time to lose, as world leaders declare efforts towards climate action

EditorialNovember 09, 2022
Rigorous and widely available testing was fundamental to the UAE's pandemic response. Chris Whiteoak/ The National
How the UAE ended Covid-19 restrictions largely worry-free

Experts have learnt that the key to coming out of a pandemic is a gradual, diligent policy response

EditorialNovember 08, 2022
Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu address supporters. Reuters
Israel's potential new coalition will govern in a divided country

The recent elections have seen a surge in popularity for the far-right

EditorialNovember 04, 2022
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has risen by a third in 2022. AP
How the Taliban's incompetence is fuelling the Middle East's drug trade

The group has banned opium cultivation - but since it seized power, production and profits have gone way up

EditorialNovember 03, 2022
The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference is the world's largest energy industry gathering. Adipec
Adipec tackles the all-important challenge of getting energy supplies back on track

The task going forward will be to ensure energy security while keeping emissions to a minimum

EditorialNovember 02, 2022
Lebanon's government has served in a caretaker capacity since May, when elections brought in new politicians but no cabinet. AFP
With no government and no president, Lebanon moves further into a political void

A shock decree by the country's outgoing president has plunged it into constitutional crisis

EditorialNovember 01, 2022
Visitors at the Sharjah International Book Fair held at Sharjah Expo Centre in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
Sharjah Book Fair: a time for readers and publishers

Nearly 100 countries will participate in the fair, starting this week, including 2000 publishers

EditorialOctober 31, 2022
The UN is the largest facilitator of donor spending in Syria. Getty
The unbearable price of UN contracts in Syria

Regime-linked figures are making millions from donor funds, but putting a stop to it is not straightforward

EditorialOctober 28, 2022
UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, visits Sheikh Zayed City in Ismailia, Egypt on October 27, 1976. Photo: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Celebrating 50 years of bonds between Egypt and the Emirates

Five decades on, the two countries have much to be proud of

EditorialOctober 27, 2022
Pedestrians at a smart crossing in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
Smart roads for the UAE's future

The benefits of harnessing technology to enhance road networks in the country are countless

EditorialOctober 26, 2022
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