Recent drone attacks from Iraq against Saudi Arabia and the UAE, linked to Iran-aligned militias, have sparked Gulf condemnation and renewed concerns over Iraq’s ability to control armed groups amid regional tensions and political debate over Iranian influence.

A rumor that began online has reopened long-suppressed questions. What is the story behind claims that Sharjah could break away from the United Arab Emirates?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to reveal his visit to the UAE after learning that former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett was expected to travel to the UAE the following day for meetings with its president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and senior Emirati officials.

Rising regional tensions are driving interest in competing and potentially complementary rail corridors, especially Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz–Istanbul route and Iraq’s Development Road, with Iraq’s project hinging on stability and geopolitical conditions.

After U.S. failure, Doha seeks new military alliances — is Pakistan next, and why Pakistan?

On the evening of May 3, 2026, the southern city of Aden was shaken by a crime that revived memories of the lawlessness that followed Yemen’s war.

The wave of assassinations that has swept through Yemen’s temporary capital of Aden in recent days has once again thrust the city’s file of assassinations that took place over the past years back into the spotlight, following the Houthi coup against Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited an Egyptian air detachment revealing that Egypt has deployed a Rafale fighter jets squadron in the UAE.

Yemen’s crisis has enabled networks to recruit vulnerable youths into Russia’s war in Ukraine, turning them into tools of a wider conflict.

As Abu Dhabi and Dubai embrace increasingly liberal domestic policies modeled on the West and pursue foreign agendas that break sharply with their historic Arab and Islamic identity, rumors of internal fractures within the UAE have surged across digital platforms.

Southern Yemen remains unstable as Saudi Arabia manages competing local actors by containing, rather than dismantling, the STC, which still retains significant political and military influence despite dissolution efforts and emerging rivals.

The UAE's plan to ditch the oil producers' group OPEC and strike out alone is being viewed as a huge blow for the organization.

The April 28, 2026 Jeddah summit exposed deep divisions among Gulf Cooperation Council states, highlighting the limits of collective security and the absence of a unified, decisive strategy.

Gulf anger toward Iraq is rising fast over attacks launched from its territory since the U.S. began its war on Iran, with tensions escalating further after Kuwait was struck on April 24, reviving urgent questions about Iraq’s relations with its Arab neighbors after years of cautious improvement.

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