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Real change in Iran will probably come from the last place anyone expects

Migration can still improve the global balance between workers and jobs

The world will miss Jesse Jackson's sense of moral purpose

A rapidly changing Abu Dhabi will always stay true to the roots of its story

What the UAE-India corridor reveals about the future of the partnership

Marco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma

Be it Scotland's rugby win or the Ukraine war, my hopes get dashed when the real world intervenes

The UAE is leading the charge in building the world's first AI-native government

Could China's outreach to the world affect its Taiwan policy?

Why service must sit at the heart of leadership

Want to move to Dubai? Go ahead, you won't regret it

Rather than dwelling on destruction of global order, Europe needs to climb out

Donald Trump's improbable shot at an imperial presidency

Did Thai voters just flip the script?

We should be fighting artificial distraction – not artificial intelligence

Starmer never met Epstein, yet the Mandelson scandal might cost him his job

By forcing normalisation on Beirut, Israel could turn Lebanon into another Ukraine

A non-Muslim's Ramadan: How my friends have inspired me to attempt my first fast

Andrew's arrest highlights America's justice system failing in its duty

Real change in Iran will probably come from the last place anyone expects

Migration can still improve the global balance between workers and jobs

The world will miss Jesse Jackson's sense of moral purpose

A rapidly changing Abu Dhabi will always stay true to the roots of its story

QuoteWhat the UAE-India corridor reveals about the future of the partnership

QuoteMarco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma

QuoteBe it Scotland's rugby win or the Ukraine war, my hopes get dashed when the real world intervenes

The UAE is leading the charge in building the world's first AI-native government

Could China's outreach to the world affect its Taiwan policy?

Why service must sit at the heart of leadership

QuoteWant to move to Dubai? Go ahead, you won't regret it

Rather than dwelling on destruction of global order, Europe needs to climb out

Donald Trump's improbable shot at an imperial presidency

Did Thai voters just flip the script?

We should be fighting artificial distraction – not artificial intelligence

Starmer never met Epstein, yet the Mandelson scandal might cost him his job

By forcing normalisation on Beirut, Israel could turn Lebanon into another Ukraine

A non-Muslim's Ramadan: How my friends have inspired me to attempt my first fast

Andrew's arrest highlights America's justice system failing in its duty

What the UAE-India corridor reveals about the future of the partnership

Marco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma

Be it Scotland's rugby win or the Ukraine war, my hopes get dashed when the real world intervenes

Want to move to Dubai? Go ahead, you won't regret it