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      • UAE and US flags near Abu Dhabi airport. Victor Besa / The National

        US-UAE investment surged in year since Trump visit, report says

      • David McGuinty, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, during an interview with The National at the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Ahmed Ramzan / The National
        Play19:23

        InterviewCanada charts new course with Gulf partners beyond traditional western allies

      • After Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, is Britain set to see another Prime Minister?

        CommentAs Britain races through prime ministers, veterans like Yvette Cooper should know better

      • Reflecting on Art Dubai ahead of 20th event
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        Culture BitesReflecting on Art Dubai ahead of 20th event

      • The UAE was the third-largest producer in Opec. Getty Images
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        Business ExtraIs the UAE's exit the beginning of the end for Opec?

      • Strawberries follows two young Moroccan women who travel to southern Spain to work as seasonal strawberry pickers. Photo: Lumen Atelier De Production

        11 Arab films premiering at Cannes Film Festival 2026

      • US President Donald Trump pictured with China's President Xi Jinping in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Reuters

        EditorialHow Xi's meeting with Trump may spur Iran war progress

      • National flags of China and the United States on a road ahead of US President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing. Reuters
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        TrendingTrump’s China visit and Hormuz tensions


      Iran threatens Kuwait over capture of 'IRGC operatives' in island skirmish

      An aerial view of Bubiyan Island. AFP

      Iran threatens Kuwait over capture of 'IRGC operatives' in island skirmish

      • Analysis: Why Iran’s IRGC targeted Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island
      • Cultural and cinematic history of Gulf country’s largest island
      Trump-Xi summit
      President Donald Trump watches 300 youths wave US and Chinese flags as he walks the red carpet with Vice President of China, Han Zheng, in Beijing. Getty
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      Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes Xi summit amid Iran war

      US

      CommentXi will play nice with Trump at the Beijing summit – but will he play ball?

      Comment

      UAE targets dirty gold in clampdown on money laundering and terror financing

      UAE
      President Sheikh Mohamed receives Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

      President Sheikh Mohamed receives Crown Prince of Ajman in Abu Dhabi

      UAE

      Hamas tightens grip and blocks rebuilding in Gaza, says Board of Peace

      MENA
      From left, Toufic Mitri, managing director of National Taxi, Abdul Muhsen Kalbat, group chairman of Dubai Taxi Company, and Mansoor Alfalasi, chief executive of Dubai Taxi Company. Photo: DTC

      Dubai Taxi Company to acquire National Taxi for $395m in Abu Dhabi push

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      'Breakthrough' new blood pressure drug approved by UAE

      UAE

      UK defence spending is winner from Starmer's woes

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      • Trump in China for high-stakes meeting with Xi

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      • Iran rejects ‘maximalist’ US demands

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      • Can China help to stop the US-Iran war?

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      • Lindsey Graham calls for end to Pakistani mediation in Iran war

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      • Will Britain have its fifth Prime Minister in five years?

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      • How Israel is erasing south Lebanon from map during ‘ceasefire'

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      • Cairo's Nilometer in focus amid fears over water supply from river

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      • Start-up looks to tackle UAE food waste

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      • Eid Al Adha fireworks light up UAE skies at Yas Waterfront in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

        Eid Al Adha holiday dates announced for public sector

      • Tala Mousa, left, and her sister Farah, have won the Middle East section of the Earth Prize with their entry, called Build Hope. Photo: Earth Prize
        Play01:22

        Gaza sisters win Middle East award for turning war debris into bricks

      • Parkin is installing hundreds of cameras to monitor parking in Dubai. Photo: Parkin

        Dubai installs AI-powered cameras to detect parking offences

      • The name of Bubiyan Island is thought to link to the word 'bayan', meaning something that is visible or apparent. Photo: Ozkan Bilgin / Anadolu via AFP

        Cultural and cinematic history of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island

      • Google says the sponsorship 'underscores our commitment to supporting football enthusiasts in the Arab world'. Reuters

        Iraq and Morocco team up with Google Gemini for World Cup

      • Real Madrid president Florentino Perez during an extraordinary press conference where he took aim at his and the club's critics. AFP

        Florentino Perez tirade exposes deep fissures at Real Madrid

      • Visitors can enter Abu Dhabi's cultural institutions, including Natural History Museum, free of charge from May 16 to 18. EPA

        Abu Dhabi marks International Museum Day with complimentary cultural programmes

      • Marco Verratti at the Beyond Sales Gallery, Mina Rashid, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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        Marco Verratti on 'incredible' PSG and playing alongside Lionel Messi


      Headlines

      President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, discussed ways to strengthen co-operation across various sectors. Wam

      President and Emir of Qatar discuss regional security

      Leaders also discuss co-operation across sectors

      UAE

      Foxtrot criminal network's 'second-in-command' arrested in Tunisia

      Europe
      Minister of Foreign Trade Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi meets Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus. X

      UAE delegation meets Syria's President Al Shara as economic ties gather momentum

      MENA

      Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon on eve of US peace talks

      MENA
      Security guards and police officers keep people back after gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate in Manila. Reuters

      Gunshots spark chaos at Philippine Senate as Duterte lieutenant seeks refuge

      Asia

      Adnoc Distribution posts 21% rise in first-quarter profit on fuel volume growth

      Energy

      Flydubai suspends flights to three cities in Pakistan

      Travel

      UN says 11 seafarers killed in 38 attacks in Arabian Gulf

      Gulf

      Abu Dhabi's Phoenix Group partners with DC Max to unlock $8bn AI data centre

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      • A satellite image from Copernicus Sentinel data on May 8 appears to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Kharg Island. AFP

        Oil slick near Iran's Kharg Island sparks concerns – but where did it come from?

      • US President Donald Trump pictured with China's President Xi Jinping in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Reuters

        EditorialHow Xi's meeting with Trump may spur Iran war progress

      • The GCC Interconnection Authority is expected to bind the member states’ regional power grids into a single, reliable network. Antonie Robertson / The National

        CommentHormuz is the centrepiece of a region undergoing transformation

      • Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. AFP

        AnalysisHow Egypt's balancing act aims to preserve relations and prevent war

      • Iran has held close to its stated demands in talks with the US so far. AFP

        One page, 14 points, no deal: Diplomacy to end Iran war stalls

      • An aerial view of Bubiyan Island, the second largest in the Arabian Gulf. AFP

        Why Iran’s IRGC targeted Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island

      • From left, Marc Domenech, Nvidia's vice president of enterprise for the Middle East, North Africa and South Europe, Aleria chief executive Eric Leandri and DDN co-founder Paul Bloch at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Greg Tanner for The National

        Analysis UAE doubles down on US tech and AI ambitions amid Iran war

      • An Iranian woman tries to connect to the internet. Wana / Reuters

        Iranians reach 120 days without internet as blackout continues

      • Projectiles are packed at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania. Getty Images

        ExclusiveIran war blockade squeezes US supply of vital ingredient for making missiles

      • A jewellery shop at Dubai Gold Souk. First-quarter demand for jewellery in the UAE fell by 40 per cent, the World Gold Council says. AFP

        Lacking lustre - Iran war dents demand for gold jewellery


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      Economic activity in the UAE is resilient despite the impact of the war. Chris Whiteoak / The National

      Tiny Iran war relief signals negligible impact on UAE economy, says Al Ghurair

      Economy

      Investors need not wait for SpaceX IPO to gain exposure to company

      Money

      AD Ports first-quarter profit rises 43% as war leads to new trade routes

      Economy

      Culture

      Culture BitesReflecting on Art Dubai ahead of 20th event

      Culture Bites

      Cannes jury member: 'Shame on those who blacklist Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem'

      Film & TV

      Visitors can enter Abu Dhabi's cultural institutions, including Natural History Museum, free of charge from May 16 to 18. EPA

      Abu Dhabi marks International Museum Day with complimentary cultural programmes

      Culture


      TN Magazine

      • Hashel Al Lamki’s work is often discussed through the lens of materiality and landscape, but its conceptual core is more personal and anchored in lineage. Photographer: Aqib Anwar

        Cover storyHow Hashel Al Lamki became one of the UAE’s defining artists

      • Nadine Nassib Njeim attended the opening ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in custom-made Marli high jewellery. EPA

        Arab stars and designers shine at the opening of the 79th Cannes Film Festival

      • Lepine-style Royal Pop watch with a lime green dial and coated in Super-LumiNova, by Swatch x Audemars Piguet. Photo: Swatch

        Everything you need to know about the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop watch

      • Initio Parfums Prives’ new Supercharged collection explores how fragrance can influence emotional states through neuroscience-led scent design. Photo: Initio

        Initio's Supercharged collection is a fragrance that can activate joy

      • The Ineos Grenadier pairs utilitarian design with modern engineering. Photo: Ineos

        The Ineos Grenadier LeTech channels old-school 4x4 spirit for a new generation

      • The new Louvre Abu Dhabi X Dellaluna bag featured in the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. Photo: 20th Century Studios

        Louvre Abu Dhabi X Dellaluna bag to launch at Venice Biennale

      • High jewellery houses are turning to their archives as living design tools, where history is constantly reimagined. Photo: Chaumet

        Cartier, Chaumet and Boucheron reinventing high jewellery through archives

      • Katherine Pangonis is the author of three books on Mediterranean and French history. Photo: Katherine Pangonis

        One Last Thing: historian Katherine Pangonis on her dream dinner guests

      • In a competitive hospitality landscape, art has become a differentiator for hotels aiming to flex their cultural muscles. Photo: El Fenn Marrakesh

        Inside the world’s most art-filled hotels, from The Ned Doha to The Fife Arms

      • With more than Dh4.7 million raised to date, Thrift for Good is quietly reshaping Dubai’s relationship with fashion and philanthropy. Photo: Thrift For Good

        Thrift for Good redefines sustainable fashion while raising millions for charity



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      • UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, visits the PepsiCo factory in Abu Dhabi in 1978. Photo: PepsiCo

        How PepsiCo’s success story in the Emirates has mirrored the nation’s ambitions

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