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US-Iran talks were but one track in a dual reality - the other led to this war

Even as negotiations progressed, Middle East observers have felt for a long time that the road would lead here

Mohamad Ali
Harisi



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Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan


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US-Iran talks were but one track in a dual reality - the other led to this war

Mohamad Ali Harisi

Why it may pay dividends for Abu Dhabi to preserve its suburban heritage

Nick March

Hands tied on tariffs by the Supreme Court but could Trump resort to sanctions?

Omar Al-Ubaydli

Comment

How hiring People of Determination can help companies thrive

Abdulla Al Humaidan

Hezbollah's refusal to disarm would be a strategic blunder

Michael
Young

What the India AI summit taught us about how the technology can help the poorest

Tina Latif

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

Arash Azizi

Jesse Jackson is the reason Arab Americans are a factor in US politics today

James Zogby


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The UAE will weather this storm

Why the UAE is again moving against rogue recruiters

Public health is behind the UAE's changing drugs market

A Gaza divided cannot stand

Huckabee's extreme beliefs undermine his country's peace efforts

The New Delhi Declaration will help the Global South fight AI colonialism



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The old model saw migration as a leak. The new model can treat it as a loop. Getty

Migration can still improve the global balance between workers and jobs

Yasar Jarrar

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

Sholto Byrnes

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

Saood Abdulaziz
Al Hosani

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

Badr Jafar

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

Janine di Giovanni

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

Gavin Esler

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

Robyn Scott



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

Damien McElroy

Why this winter Ramadan feels different – and it's a breath of fresh air

Thoraya Abdullahi

Let this year's Ramadan feel lighter, quieter and closer to its true spirit

Roudha AlShehhi

Is it already too late for Tehran to make a deal?

Thomas Watkins

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

A member of the Syrian government forces looks towards the empty Al Hol camp. AFP

What will happen to the thousands who were held in Al Hol?

A man in Tehran reads an Iranian newspaper, as nuclear talks between the US and Iran have resumed. EPA

What does the US want from a deal with Iran?




Where is the 'red line' in the occupied West Bank?

Is it time for serious reform of the UN and humanitarian law?

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