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The 21-mile gap in international law that could reshape the global order

The Hormuz crisis has exposed a legal vacuum no treaty, no institution and no emergency reserve can fill

Mudhafar
Al-Jbori

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Lebanon and the US-Iran truce

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Attacks on Gulf energy sites are attacks on the global energy transition

Nawal Al-Hosany

Trump's discourtesy to Britain matters less than the damage to Nato

A new Lebanese civil war is unlikely, despite how things may look

The 21-mile gap in international law that could reshape the global order

Mudhafar Al-Jbori

Distance learning is teaching UAE children one of the skills they need most

The bridge between Rubio's Munich speech and the Supreme Court birthright fight

Financial fraud thrives in the fog of war – and the UAE is ready for it

Hamid Al Zaabi

Why the Gulf economies need to harmonise

Mohammed Alardhi

The Iran-US ceasefire cannot stop here

Why it's business as usual for the UAE's economy

The IRGC shouldn't be the ones who decide which seafarers get to go home

Iran's expansionist worldview is the biggest obstacle to a real peace deal

Artemis launch reveals the limits of 'America First' thinking

Child soldiers expose Iran's hypocrisy on international law

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UN peacekeepers are stationed in southern Lebanon, where a war has raged between Hezbollah and Israel. Reuters

Is the UN sliding into irrelevance?

There is much more to the Strait of Hormuz than oil

Faheem Ahamed

Insights on this war, gleaned from a coffee with an Iranian aide years ago

Why post-crisis predictions are usually wrong

Omar Al-Ubaydli

How the UAE is using AI to build a better future for the next generation

Sheikha Alyazia bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

The first casualty of war is our sense of time

One month on: a responsibility we owe the next generation

Loyalty to the UAE transcends borders

Shireena Al Nowais

The Gulf's unique cities will continue to thrive long after the Iran war

A deal with Iran must rewrite the rules of engagement for the region

Ebtesam Al Ketbi

Past lessons provide route map to escape Iran war energy jolt

Chris Blackhurst

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

US President Donald Trump addresses Americans about the Iran war. Reuters

Escalation or diplomacy: where does the war go from here?

Vehicles damaged by an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv. Bloomberg

How much longer can Israel sustain the war it started?

What is the goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?

Who will endure the highest cost of the Iran war?

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