UAE
Gulf states pay the price as shipping crisis exposes costly dependence on the Strait of Hormuz
"A lot of the necessities, and I'm talking food, that these Gulf nations require - Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia - comes in by boat," and flying in goods is causing prices to rise.
Air Canada extends flight suspensions to Tel Aviv and Dubai through mid-January 2027
UAE condemns alleged Iranian attack on ADNOC vessel in Hormuz
IRGC says re-opening Hormuz dependent on US talks, as Araghchi signals progress on Hormuz deal
Etihad Airways to launch 42 weekly flights to Tel Aviv, highest number in airline's network
With 6 daily flights between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, the Israel-UAE route will become the most frequently traveled route in Etihad’s network.
Exiled Gaza security chief Dahlan met with multiple Shin Bet officials in recent years - report
Dahlan, who has been exiled in Abu Dhabi since 2011, has still been described by one source to KAN News as "the most powerful man in the Gaza Strip" because of his fundraising.
Shin Bet chief David Zini met PA’s exiled Gaza security chief during wartime UAE visit - report
According to KAN, the official was Mohammed Dahlan, who has been exiled in Abu Dhabi since 2011 after Mahmoud Abbas claimed that he had murdered Yasser Arafat.
Why Saudi Arabia is still resisting Trump's pressure to join Abraham Accords - analysis
Gulf countries tend to be cautious, and they care about protocol, respect, and ceremony - they don’t want to be seen as being used. They want to feel like partners.
Gulf states couldn't bear cost of another war, pressure Trump to avoid attacking Iran - analysis
The Gulf countries, meanwhile, understood that they would bear much of the immediate cost of restarting the war against the Islamic regime.
Iran purchased military satellite equipment from China through UAE company - report
The technology was reportedly sent from Shanghai to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas aboard the Chinese container ship Zhong Gu Yin Chuan.
Iran-linked hackers targeted US, Israel and UAE, Palo Alto Networks says
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said the Screening Serpens group used six new remote access Trojan variants and a new attack technique against targets during the regional escalation.
'Blood on their hands': Top Modern Orthodox rabbi says haredim must serve in IDF
Twenty-six students gone. 39 relatives gone. Rabbi Kenneth Brander on what Israel's religious Zionist community owes its soldiers, and what it owes everyone else.
Trump hits pause: War with Iran is not yet on the table - comment
As tensions rise in the Middle East, Trump holds off on striking Iran, balancing Gulf pressures, oil prices, and looming midterm elections.
US-Iran peace agreement with several MidEast countries 'largely negotiated,' Trump says
US President Donald Trump announced that the deal was 'largely negotiated,' and that he conducted a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which "likewise, went very well."