Just days before the attack, Oman spoke of a nuclear deal nearing “zero stockpile” and unprecedented understandings under full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. But coordination between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly ended that track. Was diplomacy a step toward peace — or a cover for war?

As Israeli-American strikes pounded Iran, Tehran retaliated by targeting Gulf states over their hosting of U.S. military bases, prompting urgent questions about why countries such as Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, which host similar facilities, were spared.

Saudi Arabia is rerouting its Gulf–Europe data cable from “Israel” to Syria to reshape regional influence and reintegrate Damascus.

As Iranian strikes expanded beyond U.S. bases in the Gulf and official threats of military retaliation mounted, questions intensified over whether the Gulf states might be drawn—against their will—into the fire of war.

The remote Benishangul-Gumuz region in western Ethiopia has quietly become a strategic UAE-backed base training thousands of fighters for Sudan’s RSF militias, with logistics, equipment, and instructors flowing directly from Abu Dhabi.

Official statistics in Iraq show that the private sector imports around $8 billion worth of gold and precious stones from the UAE each year, raising questions about why such huge quantities are being brought in and who is behind these shipments.

Al-Estiklal tracks the cyber war between Egypt and the UAE, revealing the Emirati funding of online committees and how Cairo-Abu Dhabi tensions exposed efforts to sabotage Egypt’s revolution.

What Has Changed in Mohammed bin Salman’s Calculations? Why Are Washington, Abu Dhabi, and "Tel Aviv" No Longer Safe Bets?

Sultan bin Sulayem, Dubai’s ports chief, was removed from DP World in 2026 over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, revealing ethical, labor, and geopolitical controversies.

The shock of Oct. 7 and the scenes from Gaza that followed: Here are the reasons normalization that once seemed imminent between Saudi Arabia and "Israel" has stalled.

Abu Dhabi’s newest sovereign wealth fund, L’IMAD Holding, is taking control of its peer ADQ, the government media office announced Friday, claiming a major consolidation that would create a new investment powerhouse in the emirate under the crown prince.

In a move aimed at reshuffling the executive branch and offering a glimmer of hope to a crisis-weary public, PLC Chairman Rashad al-Alimi issued Republican Decree No. 3 of 2026, forming a new government headed by Shaea al-Zandani, who will also retain the foreign affairs portfolio.

Amid tensions with the UAE and shifting calculations, what happened during Erdogan’s visit to Saudi Arabia ahead of Egypt?

Yemen’s new government under Shaya al-Zindani faces the test of turning authority into real reform while navigating political, regional, and economic pressures.

U.S. media cast Saudi Arabia as destabilizing and the UAE as stabilizing, a bias Riyadh sees as unfair pressure.