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Ships from partner nations of Combined Task Force North participate in an exercise in the Arabian Gulf in 2022. Reuters

US set to begin using 'Arabian Gulf'

Term has been flashpoint for decades, with many American officials still using Persian Gulf

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Riyadh exhibition mines Arab heritage to face a globalised future

Saudi-born businessman to take $24m battle with Lebanese bank to UK court

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Trump orders 100% tariff on films made outside US

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Aryna Sabalenka is world No 1 and a three-time Grand Slam champion. Getty Images

Sabalenka on ‘accept, learn, and move on’ mantra and Swiatek's struggles

The UAE is pursuing Cepas to boost trade with its partners globally, said Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology. Antonie Robertson/The National

UAE industrial exports surge to $53.6bn on local manufacturing boost

Demonstrators wave flags as they gather to protest outside the India High Commission in London on Wednesday. Pakistan and India have come to the brink of conventional war on their shared border several times. AP

CommentIndia and Pakistan must finally break their long cycle of violence

Abu Dhabi, UAE- April 02 2015: Residents woke up to find the capital blanketed by a sandstorm that reduced visibility on the roads and forced people to wear dust masks and cover their faces. Deepthi Unnikrishnan/The National *** Local Caption *** DU - 02022015 - Sandstorm 04.JPG

We are seeing dust storms earlier than usual, say UAE experts

A rendering of the proposed Unitsky transport system for Nepal. Photo: Unitsky Transport

Nepal chooses Sharjah sky pods system to boost transport network

Disneyland Abu Dhabi has been officially announced, with Mickey and Minnie Mouse making an appearance in the UAE. Instagram / Yas Island

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Wedad Abdelaal with her sons, nine-month-old Khaled and Ahmed, seven, and daughter Maria, four, who all show signs of malnutrition, in Khan Younis. AP

Gaza’s children face rising deaths and birth defects amid Israeli siege

An Emirates Boeing 777. The airline's revenue rose by 6 per cent to Dh127.9 billion ($34.9 billion). Getty Images

Emirates posts record $5.2 billion annual profit on bumper travel demand

Aryna Sabalenka is world No 1 and a three-time Grand Slam champion. Getty Images

Sabalenka on ‘accept, learn, and move on’ mantra and Swiatek's struggles

The UAE is pursuing Cepas to boost trade with its partners globally, said Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology. Antonie Robertson/The National

UAE industrial exports surge to $53.6bn on local manufacturing boost

Demonstrators wave flags as they gather to protest outside the India High Commission in London on Wednesday. Pakistan and India have come to the brink of conventional war on their shared border several times. AP

CommentIndia and Pakistan must finally break their long cycle of violence

Abu Dhabi, UAE- April 02 2015: Residents woke up to find the capital blanketed by a sandstorm that reduced visibility on the roads and forced people to wear dust masks and cover their faces. Deepthi Unnikrishnan/The National *** Local Caption *** DU - 02022015 - Sandstorm 04.JPG

We are seeing dust storms earlier than usual, say UAE experts

A rendering of the proposed Unitsky transport system for Nepal. Photo: Unitsky Transport

Nepal chooses Sharjah sky pods system to boost transport network

Disneyland Abu Dhabi has been officially announced, with Mickey and Minnie Mouse making an appearance in the UAE. Instagram / Yas Island

Everything we know about Disneyland Abu Dhabi so far

Wedad Abdelaal with her sons, nine-month-old Khaled and Ahmed, seven, and daughter Maria, four, who all show signs of malnutrition, in Khan Younis. AP

Gaza’s children face rising deaths and birth defects amid Israeli siege

An Emirates Boeing 777. The airline's revenue rose by 6 per cent to Dh127.9 billion ($34.9 billion). Getty Images

Emirates posts record $5.2 billion annual profit on bumper travel demand

Aryna Sabalenka is world No 1 and a three-time Grand Slam champion. Getty Images

Sabalenka on ‘accept, learn, and move on’ mantra and Swiatek's struggles

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Chemicals firm Sabic has reported poor earnings for the past six months on higher prices from the oil firms it buys feedstock from. Reuters

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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will make his Saudi debut this weekend. Photo: SPA

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Riyadh Air's chief executive Tony Douglas at the airline's stand at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai on Monday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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A worker walks past infrastructure on D Island, the main processing hub, at the Kashagan offshore oil field in the Caspian sea in western Kazakhstan August 21, 2013. After costing nearly $50 billion, mostly paid by some of the world's top oil companies, Kashagan may now be delayed until 2015, jeopardising a forecast budget boost for Kazakhstan of $28 billion - about a third - between 2014 and 2016. Picture taken August 21, 2013. To match Insight KAZAKHSTAN-KASHAGAN/INSIGHT REUTERS/Stringer (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)

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Jordan's King discusses security issues with Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Film Festival concludes with awards ceremony and honours screen veteran

Saudia Group to acquire 10 Airbus A330 Neos for flyadeal's long-haul expansion push

Most UAE firms pause hiring as corporate tax and costs add up

India’s Modi arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince

Egypt and Saudi foreign ministers discuss strengthening ties

The UAE recorded a 1.25 per cent increase in hiring activity in the first quarter of 2025. Pawan Singh / The National

Most UAE firms pause hiring as corporate tax and costs add up

Service fees and salary increases driven by the cost of living are chipping away at profitability, Cooper Fitch says

India’s Modi arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince

Egypt and Saudi foreign ministers discuss strengthening ties

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