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.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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,…

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

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…

FHS Business Unusual: How are we coping?

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…

(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…

(MENAFN - The Conversation) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was one of the first world leaders to speak out about the–ruptured– world order caused by the Trump administration in the United ...

Riverbed’s latest research reveals only 49% of decision makers in the healthcare sector are fully confident in the accuracy of their organization’s data to deliver accurate AI outcomes, with 60% of AI projects still in pilot stage Dubai, United Arab Emirates – April 24, 2026 – Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced…