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Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates with the trophy after winning his men's singles final match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis tournament in Dubai on Saturday.
TENNIS
Mar 1, 2026
Medvedev wins Dubai title as Griekspoor withdraws
The Russian also said he was unsure if he would be able to play this week’s ATP 1000 event in California after UAE airspace was partially closed due to Iranian attacks.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman is in action against India in the Asia Cup final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 28.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2026
The theater of the absurd that is India vs. Pakistan cricket
When politics interferes with sports, no one wins.
The United States-Russia-Ukraine talks in the United Arab Emirates highlight a Trump-era transactional approach that prioritizes commercial deals over institutions or alliances, risking instability in Europe and boosting China’s long-term strategic position.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2026
What Trump wants from Russia
A U.S.-Russia arrangement in which Ukraine is little more than a bargaining chip risks hollowing out this project before it is consolidated.
A Palestinian woman ushers her children away from a group of Israeli soldiers during a weekly settlers’ tour in Hebron, in the Israeli‑occupied West Bank, Jan. 24.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Arab states criticize Israel as it expands powers in occupied West Bank
They said the moves were meant to entrench Israeli settlement of the West Bank, displace Palestinians and impose unlawful Israeli sovereignty.
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed is canceling a state visit to Japan, a media report says.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
UAE president reportedly cancels Japan visit amid Iran tensions
The move is believed to be connected to the military standoff between the U.S. and Iran.
Eric Trump (right) — the U.S. President Donald Trump's middle son — and Zach Witkoff — the son of U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff — speak in Dubai on May 1, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
UAE firm quietly took stake in the Trump family’s crypto company
The Trump family’s business dealings with the UAE have blurred the line between government and private enterprise, alarming ethics experts and congressional Democrats.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs a Cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Jan. 20. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates erupted into the open in December when the former gave the latter 24 hours to withdraw its forces from Yemen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2026
Saudi Arabia-UAE tensions put Middle East businesses on edge
Tensions erupted into the open in December when the kingdom gave UAE forces 24 hours to withdraw from Yemen.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (left), president of the United Arab Emirates, bids farewell to Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sept. 3, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s UAE ‘mudslinging’ threatens new Gulf crisis
A Saudi Arabian media campaign targeting the UAE has deepened the Gulf’s worst row in years, stoking fears of a damaging fall-out in the financial heart of the Middle East.
Jared Kushner (center) speaks as he sits beside United States special envoy Steve Witkoff (left), during trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2026
U.S.-brokered peace talks break off without deal after Russian bombardment of Ukraine
Statements after the conclusion of the talks did not indicate that any agreements had ​been reached, but Moscow and Kyiv both said they were open to further dialogue.
Southern Transitional Council security personnel work at a checkpoint in Aden, Yemen, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Yemen separatist leader dodges Riyadh talks to tackle southern crisis
Aidarous al-Zubaidi — the leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council, which seized swaths of territory in December — has fled to an unknown location.
Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council separatist forces, are seen following an airstrike in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2025
UAE to pull remaining forces from Yemen in crisis with Saudi Arabia
The move comes after Saudi Arabia had backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours.
Several trucks full of Sudanese refugees from various parts of north Darfur, including El-Fasher, drive toward a refugee camp in eastern Chad on Nov. 28.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2025
From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan’s killing fields
Hundreds were drawn in with the promise of Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment.
Japan hopes the upcoming visit of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will "deepen friendly and cooperative relations in a broad range of areas," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 23, 2025
UAE president to visit Japan for the first time in 36 years
The United Arab Emirates leader will meet with Emperor Naruhito and attend a state banquet at the Imperial Palace, and he is to hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
The outskirts of Bopolu, Liberia, in 2021. Liberia’s government signed a "carbon credit" agreement with a little-known Dubai company in 2023 that promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters' emissions.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 26, 2025
The case of Africa’s ‘vanishing’ carbon deals
Blue Carbon’s Africa venture highlights the complexity of delivering on carbon credits, plans that are often criticized for offering polluters a chance to “greenwash” emissions.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri races to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in Zandvoort.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 4, 2025
Bahrain and Abu Dhabi funds take full ownership of McLaren
Bahrain sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat will remain the majority shareholder with CYVN, majority-owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, having a non-controlling stake.
The Burj Khalifa skyscraper (center left) and the Dubai skyline on Aug. 7
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2025
Less tax, more luxury: millionaires flock to Dubai
The tightly-policed UAE has molded itself into a magnet for the wealthy, offering economic and political stability with an easygoing business environment.
Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, has become irresistible for the world’s richest people.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2025
World’s rich ignore Middle East strife to bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Europeans have turned to the United Arab Emirates to seek respite from economic uncertainties, while some Chinese have begun looking beyond long-favored hubs like Singapore.
Members of the Taliban carrying flags participate in a rally to mark the third anniversary of the fall of Kabul, in Kabul on Aug. 14, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2025
Trump vowed to save Afghans, but UAE had already sent some evacuees back, cable shows
The United Arab Emirates, a close security partner of the United States, agreed in 2021 to temporarily house several thousand Afghans evacuated from Kabul.
Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on June 15.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 2, 2025
F1 has a plan if Middle East races cannot happen, says chief
Qatar is due to host the penultimate round of the championship on Nov. 30 with Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina following on Dec. 7.
The Strait of Hormuz separating Iran (top) from the United Arab Emirates and Oman (bottom) as seen from the International Space Station in 2021. More than half of the oil imported by East Asia passes through the Strait, experts estimate.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 24, 2025
Asian countries most vulnerable to Strait of Hormuz blockade
Japanese customs data showed 95% of crude oil imports last year came from the Middle East.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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