United Arab Emirates

A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq on March 12, 2026.
Bahrain
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UAE hands Bahrain financial lifeline as Iran war shocks economy

The UAE will provide up to 20 billion Emirati dirhams in liquidity to Bahrain in a bid to steady the government's finances.

Matthew Hoare
10 April, 2026
Damage To Ras Tanura Refinery, Saudi Arabia - March 02, 2026
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Mapping the attacks on the Gulf since the US-Iran ceasefire

The New Arab Staff
10 April, 2026
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Syria
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Syria to issue law 'regulating' protests after anti-UAE demo

The New Arab Staff
06 April, 2026
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Strait of Hormuz
MENA
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UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 April, 2026
A view of damage after Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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Iran strikes Gulf petrochemical and desalination facilities

The New Arab Staff
05 April, 2026
Erdogan is welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as he arrives at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport for an official visit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 17, 2026
Somaliland
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Erdogan warns against Somaliland recognition in Ethiopia visit

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2026
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Saudi-UAE tensions
MENA
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MbZ 'adviser' attacks Wahhabism as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2026
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (L) receives Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar (R) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on January 07, 2025.
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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Lindsey Graham praises UAE for doing 'everything Israel asked'

The New Arab Staff
17 February, 2026
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Iraq
Economy
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Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million data cable amid AI boom

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of Bogazici University Boys
Turkey
MENA
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Erdogan postpones UAE visit, saying leader has 'health problem'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2026
This photograph taken on January 19, 2026 during a tour for the foreign media organised by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government shows Saudi-backed Yemeni forces in the city of Mukalla in Yemen's coastal southern Hadramawt province.
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Bahrain, Egypt reportedly mediating UAE-Saudi rift

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
A gantry crane adorned with a logo for ports operator DP World is seen behind company signage at an entrance to the Port Botany compound in Sydney
Epstein Files
MENA
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Dubai's DP World replaces leader after Epstein files naming

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2026
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (L) speaks with United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria begins to cancel air services agreement with UAE

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2026
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid stand ready on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing to enter the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Egypt, on February 4, 2026.
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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UAE plans compound for Palestinians in Israeli-held south Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2026
Sudanese girls who fled El-Fasher receive humanitarian aid at the Al-Afad camp for displaced people in the town of Al-Dabba, northern Sudan, on November 25, 2025.
Sudan
MENA
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US, UN launch humanitarian fund with $700 million for Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2026
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Egypt
Analysis
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Shared threats: The making of an Egypt–Saudi security doctrine

Saleh Salem
04 February, 2026
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Anwar Gargash
MENA
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Middle East does not need Iran-US war: UAE's MbZ adviser

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 February, 2026
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Pakistan
Analysis
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Balancing act: How Pakistan is navigating the Saudi-UAE rift

Sabena Siddiqui
02 February, 2026
Closure of the headquarters of the STC's National Assembly in Aden
Southern Transitional Council
MENA
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UAE-backed forces close STC-linked assembly headquarters in Aden

The New Arab Staff
Fares al-Jalal
29 January, 2026
Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Poland's Foreign Affairs Minister (unseen) give a joint press conference after their meeting at the Foreign Office in Warsaw, January 26, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI/AFP)
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia wants 'strong, positive' relationship with UAE: FM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
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KLM suspends Tel Aviv, Gulf flights amid US-Iran tensions

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2026