UAE News

Botswana prepares to take an even bigger gamble on diam...

The African country wants to own more of De Beers, the firm that helped it to es...

Middle East Dispatch newsletter: Iran’s mood shifts

The immediate imperative is no longer political change but personal safety, writ...

Iran’s permissive party islands contain hidden dangers

If American troops turn up, they should not expect a package holiday

Iran’s regime walls off the internet

The latest shutdown looks designed to be permanent

Donald Trump has four bad options for the war in Iran

None is guaranteed to end the war or ease the economic crisis it has produced

All sides in the Gulf war are at risk of overplaying th...

The costs of dragging out the conflict could be very high indeed

The Revolutionary Guards are taking over Iran

They now appear to run both the state and the war

Israel contemplates a ground invasion of Lebanon

That could wreck Lebanon’s chances of taking on Hizbullah itself

Israeli settlers are growing more violent in the West Bank

Since the war with Iran began, attacks against Palestinians have become more sys...

The War Room newsletter: Trump is scrambling for option...

“To end the war on current terms would look like defeat [for Trump] to most of t...

Binyamin Netanyahu is down—but not out

Ahead of an election due in October, a divided opposition and the war could hand...

Donald Trump says he is close to a deal with Iran

Almost no one believes that talks are getting anywhere

A shake-up at Africa’s spikiest media group

Can the new owner preserve its independent spirit?

In the current Gulf war, water may prove as decisive as...

The Arab states are plainly vulnerable, but so is Iran

Donald Trump’s latest climbdown suggests he wants to en...

The divide between Israel and America is widening

Senegal’s government denies the gravity of its debt crisis

Its refusal to consider an IMF plan may make things worse

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