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Food security is a critical and complex policy priority for governments worldwide, involving deep-rooted and systemic challenges across global and national food systems. Population growth, geopolitical risks, trade fragility, technology, and climate change are intensifying these issues, according to a report from Strategy&.

Months ago, when I wrote 'Building Resilience: The Infrastructure You Didn’t See,' I argued that the UAE had spent decades quietly building systems designed to protect, ones the world overlooked while it watched the skyline. I believed in every word. What I did not anticipate was how completely the evidence would arrive, or how fast.Within…

Israel dragged America into another war, then sat back on the spectator bench and watched U.S. taxpayers foot the bill. Borrowed money burned into bombs. Billions more bled out at gas stations and in inflation, all to reopen a strait that was open before Donald was duped into fighting Benjamin’s war. Now Benjamin Netanyahu watches…

The figures emerging from Dubai’s office sales market in the first half of 2026 are not merely a passing real estate surge. And they are more than another real estate milestone.They are a highly significant economic indicator of a deeper shift in the emirate’s position as a global hub for business, capital, and cross-border companies.Multinationals…

TEHRAN — When history writes the epitaph of the nonproliferation regime, July 22, 2026, may serve as its final chapter. That Wednesday, United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright sat beneath American and Saudi flags in Washington to sign a 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

Everyone carries a smartphone, meetings happen on screens, cars are faster than ever, aircraft connect continents in hours. Yet governments continue spending billions on railways. Why?History offers the answer. In 1869, the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad reduced the journey between New York and San Francisco from six months to about a week, transforming…

US presidents’ National Security Strategies accurately reflect the direction of their foreign policies, which are governed by American interests that are not always explicitly stated, yet are not difficult to surmise. The National Security Strategy is an official presidential document issued by the President of the United States outlining the country’s national security and foreign…

Like someone suffering from farsightedness, we often fail to notice what is closest to us. Our eyes—and with them our minds and senses—are drawn to distant horizons. We admire the scientists, writers, thinkers, and physicians of other nations while overlooking the remarkable talent, intellect, and innovation flourishing in our own backyard. In doing so, we…

People and progress are the foundation of the Union’s journey H.E. Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, CEO of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), said: “On Union Pledge Day, we reflect on the philosophy upon which the United Arab Emirates was founded; one that recognised from the outset that true investment begins with people, and…

Believe it or not, but miracles do keep happening throughout history. Many lie hidden or dormant until something happens and allow them to surface. Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are one of those rare believe it or not stories.Some stories announce themselves, under bright lights and global attention. Others begin quietly, almost invisibly, in places…

In global geopolitics and economics, strategy is usually defined by what a country is willing to give up. The conventional wisdom insists that a nation must pick a lane: align with the East or the West, rely on hydrocarbons or pivot entirely to clean energy, build a tourist destination or an industrial logistics hub, operate…

News publishers today are passing through one of the most sensitive periods of transformation since the beginning of the digital age. The challenge is no longer limited to declining advertising revenues, shrinking print circulation, or competition from social media platforms. A new and more complex challenge has emerged—one that strikes at the heart of a…

For decades, energy power has been measured by familiar metrics: the size of a country’s oil reserves, its daily production and the scale of its exports. These indicators continue to shape discussions about global energy politics. Yet they overlook a strategic capability that has become increasingly important in an era of geopolitical instability: the ability…

In an age where news multiplies faster than viruses and contradicts itself even faster than politicians’ promises, the average reader finds himself trapped in an absurd spectacle, unsure whether to worry, laugh, or simply switch off the phone and make a cup of tea. Every time the U.S. President Donald Trump makes a fiery statement…

TEHRAN — Any temporary reduction of military hostility by Israel along its northern borders or toward Iran must not be misconstrued as a sign of regional peace. Driven by long-term schemes and intense domestic political crises, including the looming prospect of early Knesset elections, Benjamin Netanyahu remains structurally dependent on a perpetual state of warfare…

In moments of tension, some assume that sending a message of pressure to a stable country is a clever tactical move.But there are nations that are not tested that way.There are nations protected not only by their military strength—but by their society.When citizens and residents live under one law, one security system, and one shared…

By Gram Slattery MANAMA, June 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over the past week, especially on the subject of Israel.

Every few years, somewhere in the world, an analyst writes another headline predicting the fall of Dubai.They change the words, swap the photos, but it has been the same bet for decades.The first major bet against Dubai dates back to the late 1970s, to the days of Sheikh Rashid. When Jebel Ali Port was built…

Dubai Government Human Resources Department Leads Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Work in the Agentic Age White Paper on Agentic AI Governance in Government HR Systems Presented Second Forum to Build on Insights and Recommendations Emerging from the First Edition Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 23 June 2026: The Dubai Government Human Resources Department…

By Hessa Bahumaid, Emirates 247In line with the ambitious vision of the UAE's wise leadership, which has established a unique development model that puts people at the heart of their journey, Dubai continues to establish its approach based on family empowerment as the main pillar of a cohesive and sustainable society.From this point of view,…

The most important question about the US-Israel-Iran war is no longer one of who has lost. It is obvious that everyone has lost but that Iran has lost less badly than the others. Nor is it important to ask how humiliating the peace “memorandum” Iran and the US signed this week is for Donald Trump,…

For decades, the world watched the UAE build, towers, airports, islands, malls. Impressive, they said, ambitious, sometimes extravagant. What they did not see was the other construction site, the quiet one, the one that was never designed to impress, it was designed to protect.While the headlines tracked the skyline, the UAE was laying a different…

In the years of Pro-Palestine demonstrations I’ve attended since 7th October 2023, there is rarely a mention of the group at the core of the whole issue: Hamas. For people are fearful to talk about them. But whilst calling for support for Hamas may be illegal, seeking its de-proscription is not. The UK Government’s 2000…

The last two weeks have been surreal. For many of us, it was the first time we tasted the bitterness of war. ‎Hundreds of missiles and over a thousand UAVs were intercepted. The soundtrack of war playing across ‎the city on a continuous loop. And yet, remarkably, most of us rarely felt unsafe.‎Even with temporary…

During the long and bloody war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s the late Henry Kissinger used to half-joke that he wished that both sides could lose. The world now feels pretty much the same about the US-Israel-Iran war that began with 12 days of bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025 and…

For more than a century, energy diplomacy has been closely associated with countries endowed with vast oil and gas reserves. The ability to produce and export hydrocarbons has often translated into geopolitical leverage, economic influence and strategic importance. However, the foundations of energy power are gradually changing. In today’s interconnected world, influence increasingly depends not…

(MENAFN - Sudanow Magazine) By: Ambassador Dr. Muawiya Al-Bukhari At a deeply sensitive political moment, public discourse has become increasingly occupied with reports suggesting possible moves ...

Within months, Mubadala Energy is expected to make a final investment decision on its Tangkulo development in Indonesia’s South Andaman block, where recent discoveries have revealed more than 2 trillion cubic feet of gas-in-place. Additional finds in the same basin could hold more than 6 trillion cubic feet. The project is being hailed as another…

In a region that is undergoing a dramatic strategic reconfiguration, the Abraham Accords are increasingly seen as a US-imposed framework, says an academic.

As wars multiply and great powers clash, can a veto-bound UN still keep the peace, or is its credibility eroding beyond repair?

(MENAFN - Asia Times) Wars in the Middle East are often decided less by what is destroyed than by what continues functioning afterward - and how quickly those systems begin to fail. That distinction ...

(MENAFN - Sudanow Magazine) Khartoum, Sudan (Sudanow) – The most Recent developments in Western, and even regional, approaches and statements regarding the situation in Sudan have drawn the ...

A great deal has changed in Ukraine since the start of the year, which demands some new approaches from Kyiv’s European allies, says Marc Champion for Bloomberg Opinion.

BRICS was conceived not merely as an economic grouping, but as a political assertion that the Global South deserved a more democratic, multipolar, and equitable world order free from domination by any single power bloc.

TEHRAN — The relationship between Iran and the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf has often been described through the familiar vocabulary of sectarian rivalry, strategic competition, and balance of power. Yet this vocabulary, although useful, is incomplete. It conceals a deeper contradiction: the persistent gap between the Islamic language publicly invoked by the Persian…

Discover how the UAE's unique cultural traditions, from the warmth of Arabic coffee to the communal spirit of the majlis, are reshaping modern diplomacy

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) has launched the second edition of the Research Awards 2026 under the theme–From Research... to Decision–, in line ...

(MENAFN - The Conversation) For the first time since the Second World War, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic, public debt in the United States has surpassed the entire economy's GDP. As of late ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) [Editor's note: The author is currently president of UAE Safety and Emergency Security Association and professor of sustainable development at the American University of ...

The waxwork figures of the Pentagon recently glowed with excitement with the announcement that the US military would be finally called upon to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. With the ceasefire between Teheran and Washington barely holding, President Donald Trump, as far as his attention span would allow, gingerly put Operation Epic Fury to the…

TEHRAN — It was a source of pride that the United Arab Emirates succeeded in becoming a highly wealthy state in just a few decades.

The Israeli albatross clamped tight around Abu Dhabi’s glass neck equals strategic suicide

(MENAFN - Asia Times) When the Abraham Accords were signed on the South Lawn of the White House five and a half years ago, the inevitable triumphalism that accompanies American diplomatic ceremonies ...

(MENAFN - Amman Net) Jordanian columnists addressed a wide range of economic, political, social, and energy issues, reflecting both domestic concerns and regional developments, alongside shifts in ...

How the UAE must rethink scholarships beyond grades to meet the We the UAE 2031 Vision, close skills gaps and nurture holistic, future-ready graduates.

(MENAFN - IANS) Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) Former Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, M.J. Akbar, said on Thursday that the global order is undergoing significant changes, with traditional ...

For all the talk of trade wars and recession risks, generally the global economy has performed well in recent years. Absolute poverty has fallen, and wealth has risen.In an ownership-based global econ...

Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political change at the top. It’s the language of decisive war, the kind with…