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          SAADIYAT ISLAND, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - December 02, 2025: The UAE flag is displayed during The 54th Eid Al Etihad official celebrations at the Zayed National Museum. ( Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court ) ---

          UAE intercepts four more Iranian ballistic missiles and six drones

          MENAMarch 15, 2026
          Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi spoke of 'formidable challenges' in the region and 'quickly shifting variables'.

          El Sisi: Iran war places the Middle East at a 'historical crossroads'

          MENAMarch 14, 2026
          Kharg Island is where petroleum from Iran's oilfields arrives through undersea pipelines to be loaded on to tankers. AFP

          Iran threatens escalation after US hits 90 targets on Kharg Island

          MENAMarch 14, 2026
          Shipping containers at Umm Qasr Port in Basra, Iraq. Maritime trade has been disrupted by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

          Energy supply chain and inflation fears grow after two weeks of war

          EconomyMarch 14, 2026
          Political commentator Nadim Koteich in an interview with The National
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          'A recipe for deadlock': No political exit ramp yet for the US-Iran war

          MENAMarch 14, 2026
          US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One as he departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on March 13, 2026. President Trump is heading to Florida to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

          As it happened: ‘Many countries’ to send warships to escort tankers, says Trump

          MENAMarch 14, 2026
          Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi speaks during an event in St Petersburg, Russia, in July 2023. EPA / Tass Photo Agency

          El Sisi admonishes Iranian President over Tehran's attacks on its neighbours and offers to mediate

          MENAMarch 13, 2026
          Hezbollah fighters raise their group's flags and shout slogans as they attend the mass funeral of Hezbollah's chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai (Sayyed Abu Ali) in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in November. EPA

          Why Lebanon’s push to disarm Hezbollah faces major obstacles

          USMarch 13, 2026
          Iran has attacked at least 16 ships since its war with the US and Israel began two weeks ago. AFP
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          France pushes for Gulf convoys to protect shipping

          MENAMarch 13, 2026
          The journey from Aizawl in Mizoram to Churachandpur in Manipur involves a winding 10-hour road trip, one the writer had to take on four times in nearly as many days owing to flight suspensions. David Tusing / The National

          My long journey home to Abu Dhabi after war closed the skies

          LifestyleMarch 13, 2026
          Reuters / AFP / The National

          Founded to oppose monarchy, Iran's regime now embraces dynastic succession

          CommentMarch 13, 2026
          The UAE has deliberately positioned itself as a platform connecting some of the most dynamic economic regions on the planet. AFP

          War or no war, never bet against the UAE

          CommentMarch 13, 2026
          Two members of a Kurdish Iranian dissident group say goodbye to each other on Thursday near their military bases hidden among the mountains in Khalifa in Iraq's Erbil province. Getty Images

          Trump's attempt to rush Iranian Kurds into conflict is a dangerous gamble

          CommentMarch 13, 2026
          A tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil burns after being struck in the country's waters. The Iran war has sparked a maritime crisis. Reuters

          Trump tells oil tankers to 'show guts' and pass through Strait of Hormuz

          MENAMarch 13, 2026
          Displaced families who had taken refuge in Qamishli travel home to Afrin, northern Syria. AFP

          Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

          MENAMarch 13, 2026
          A child sleeps in a makeshift encampment along Beirut's waterfront on Tuesday, one of many civilians who fled the city's southern suburbs due to Israeli bombardment. AFP

          We lose sight of the human cost of war at our peril

          EditorialMarch 13, 2026
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