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          Middle East

          Getty/ Nick Donaldson

          Happiness matters - but fleeting emotions make poor policy targets

          CommentMarch 28, 2025
          Students before a graduation ceremony at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi. As a cosmopolitan country, the UAE’s reputation as an international crossroads – particularly in terms of education – makes it a beacon for young, ambitious people who want to equip themselves for the future. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

          How the UAE is priming future leaders through education

          EditorialMarch 28, 2025
          More money will be spent on developing and manufacturing weapons systems such as this laser-directed DragonFire. Photo: Ministry of Defence

          Laser weapons fast-tracked for UK warships as economic growth forecast halved

          UKMarch 26, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on the Signalgate affair

          CartoonMarch 25, 2025
          The messages between leading US figures, exchanged in the hours leading up to American air strikes against the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, contained sensitive intelligence. Getty

          What Signalgate says about America's attitude to Yemen

          EditorialMarch 25, 2025
          Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza city on Monday. More than 50,000 fatalities, most of them civilian, mean over 2 per cent of Gaza’s pre-war population – roughly one in 46 people – have perished. Reuters

          Gaza faces a generational struggle to heal

          EditorialMarch 25, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on the more than 50,000 Palestinian lives lost in Gaza

          CartoonMarch 24, 2025
          The National

          Shadi’s take on Germany reopening its embassy in Syria

          CartoonMarch 20, 2025
          Humayun's Tomb in Delhi. The Indian capital hosted the Raisina Dialogue this week. Vanessa Ghanem / The National

          The view from Delhi: A new world order is taking shape

          NewsMarch 20, 2025
          Egyptian singer Tamer Ashour, one of the region's many popular artists, scored a massive hit in 2024 with Haygely Mawgow3. Tamer Ashour / Instagram

          Middle East and North Africa is fastest-growing music market

          Music & On-stageMarch 19, 2025
          An Israeli drone flies over Gaza city on Tuesday. Israel has unleashed its most intense strikes on Gaza since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting hundreds killed. AFP

          Israel is backsliding into militarism

          EditorialMarch 19, 2025
          Syrian Democratic Forces troops in Hasakah, north-eastern Syria, after the ousting of president Bashar Al Assad, in December. Reuters

          Turkish air strike kills nine members of family in north-east Syria

          MENAMarch 18, 2025
          Dalian Petrochemical refinery in Liaoning province. China is the world’s largest crude importer. Reuters

          Oil prices climb and gold hits record as Middle East tensions flare

          EnergyMarch 18, 2025
          Syrian police check seized drugs as they prepare to burn them in Damascus on February 25. Captagon has been manufactured in the country for years, earning its makers hefty profits as it became one of the more popular recreational drugs among affluent youth in the Middle East. EPA

          Crackdowns alone won't solve Syria's Captagon problem

          EditorialMarch 18, 2025
          A member of the Syrian security forces stands guard in Homs at an event to mark the 14th anniversary of the uprising against Bashar Al Assad. The country now has an opportunity for real change. AFP

          Syria’s new government is trying - but it needs help

          CommentMarch 17, 2025
          Alhurra, the Middle East television network, was established in 2004 as an alternative Arabic broadcast, and is funded by the US Congress. AFP

          Trump administration terminates funding for Middle East Broadcasting Networks

          MENAMarch 17, 2025
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