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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Yemen
      Houthis blamed for Bahraini soldiers’ deaths on Yemen border

      Drone strike comes despite efforts to secure long-term peace with Saudi-led coalition

      Yemeni troopers loyal to the Houthis march during a military parade in Sana’a this month commemorating the 9th anniversary of seizure of northern Yemen
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      UAE boosts trade with Iran after eased restrictions on business activity

      Flourishing relationship reflects Gulf state’s pivot towards regional de-escalation

      Shipping containers at Khalifa port
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      UAE launches Arabic large language model in Gulf push into generative AI

      Jais software part of regional powers’ effort to take world-leading role in technology’s development

      Montage of the Jais logo and the UAE’s national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan
    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      Circle Health Ltd
      PureHealth buys UK hospital operator Circle in $1.2bn deal

      UAE-backed healthcare provider’s move is latest example of Gulf country’s global acquisition drive

      A surgeon operating on a patient
    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
      Emerging markets
      Brics leaders invite 6 nations including Saudis and Iran to join bloc

      South African president Cyril Ramaphosa says countries will be admitted next year in ‘first phase of expansion process’

      South African president Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Brics summit in Johannesburg
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      The rise of the middle powers
      ‘Bridges with everyone’: how Saudi Arabia and UAE are positioning themselves for power

      Confident oil-rich Gulf states are forging new alliances in Asia and redefining their longstanding relationship with the US

      A montage of an Arab man, landmarks and a world map
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      News in-depthArtificial intelligence
      Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions

      Gulf nations acquire thousands of GPUs amid global shortage of semiconductors needed to build large language models

      Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast17 min listen
      How Dubai is reshaping the global oil trade

      Sanctions on Russian exports has led to a shift in oil trading to a new domain in the Middle East. Will it stay there?

    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Tanzania
      Tanzania accused of silencing critics over port deal with Dubai

      Lawyers say intergovernmental deal over Dar es Salaam port is too generous to Emirati interests

      Dar es Salaam, shot from above
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
      Abu Dhabi oil giant builds internal ‘investment bank’ to chase $50bn in global deals

      Adnoc amasses 50-strong team as UAE state oil group seeks to diversify business and expand overseas

      Sultan al-Jaber
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Lure of sovereign wealth fuels hedge fund rush to Dubai

      Low tax and booming internal job market helps emirate cement position as a global industry hub

      The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      UK foreign policy
      UK ordered to apologise to academic over alleged torture in UAE

      Parliamentary ombudsman attacks ‘profound failure’ of embassy staff to spot signs of alleged mistreatment

      Matthew Hedges
    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
      Climate change
      UAE state energy company brings forward net zero target to 2045

      Announcement made as Gulf country prepares to host COP28 climate talks

      Sultan al-Jaber
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      Mubadala Investment Company PJSC
      US security officials scrutinise Abu Dhabi’s $3bn Fortress takeover

      Cfius previously intervened on SoftBank’s acquisition of the US investment firm

      Khaldoon al-Mubarak and Egon Durban watch a Manchester City football match
    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
      Turkey
      UAE and Turkey sign multibillion-dollar agreements

      Erdoğan seeks support for economy with trade and business deals and backing for earthquake reconstruction

      Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, left, and UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Turkish president’s tour of Gulf state
    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
      The Big Read
      How Dubai became ‘the new Geneva’ for Russian oil trade

      When Switzerland joined sanctions against Moscow, a chunk of the world’s oil trade relocated to the Middle East. Some predict it will stay there

    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Emirates Gold suspended from UAE and UK bullion markets

      Gulf state has come under greater scrutiny as a hub for money laundering

      A salesperson arranges gold jewelry at a souk in Dubai, UAE
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      COP28
      UAE to set out vision for UN climate summit

      Petrostate emissions pledge comes as G20 ministers gather to discuss road map for COP28

      Sultan Al Jaber
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Dubai
      Soaring demand helps Dubai top list for luxury property transactions

      Limited supply and rush of new buyers, including from Russia, drive high-end sales in the first quarter

      Boats sail along the Dubai Creek surrounded by high-rise buildings in the Gult emirate
    • Monday, 26 June, 2023
      Chess
      Global Chess League starts in style, but China’s world champion is absent

      Puzzle: find White’s visually implausible mate in two

    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Covestro AG
      German chemical group Covestro rejects €13bn Abu Dhabi approach

      State-owned oil company Adnoc seeks to diversify revenue stream and expand beyond fossil fuels

      An Emirati man near the logo of Adnoc in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      Climate change
      UN chief attacks oil and gas industry ‘planet wreckers’ over fossil fuel expansion

      Guterres eyes COP28 hosts UAE saying carbon capture push undermines climate agenda

    • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
      News in-depthClimate change
      UN climate summit organisers wage public relations battle

      Marketing drive for multimillion-dollar sponsorships for UAE-hosted event as critics become more vocal

      Posters criticising COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber at the climate change discussions in Bonn this week
    • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
      Geopolitics
      US and UAE endorse security partnership despite frustrations

      Countries’ national security advisers met days after Gulf state revealed it has left American-led multinational naval task force

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      The Big Read
      Is COP28 destined to be a flop?

      A growing number of western politicians are concerned this year’s UN climate summit in the UAE will be too beholden to the oil and gas industry

      Sultan al-Jaber against a montage of a protester and an oil drill
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