Misperceptions – whether from the vantage point of Riyadh, Tehran or even Washington – miss the fact that China is not a guarantor

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Language is the key to building connection and a more sustainable future.

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Letters to the editor: our readers have their say on aid to Gaza, an Indian chief minister in jail, an airline's route and a voice for the people of Palestine
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Our cartoonist's take on Lufthansa suspending its flights to Tehran - news.ae/3TQvDx3 via The National

We're drowning in data. And yet we may have lost what we should be saving, we may have kept what we should have lost.

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In shaping the well-being of communities and nations, governments have a role to play

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Writing exclusively in The National, Joe Kennedy III, US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, says region's Middle East trade ties prove it remains big in influence.

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The view from The National | The UAE's booming medical tourism sector is just one symptom of a wider phenomenon | news.ae/3TW2wZd via The National

Our cartoonist's take on the largest aid drop into Gaza since the start of the war - news.ae/3VTNSEy via The National

What's Joe Biden's biggest re-election hurdle? Losing support of populists on the left by trying to win over Republicans alienated by Donald Trump.

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The state of the UK's water supply has moved on from merely a matter of public disgust to a threat to the environment.

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Germany clearly sees that a rules-based world doesn't have to require choosing a side.

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The view from The National | As life returns to its normal routine after #Ramadan , there will be no let up from those who want to help Palestinians and others suffering from war, hunger and poverty.

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Our cartoonist's take on Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan ahead of the US presidential election in November - news.ae/3vVAg0C via The National

Israel's deterrence equation with Iran's proxies relies on brinkmanship, and stamina on the other side is waning.

news.ae/3TUcsSK | Michael Young Michael Young via The National

When French MPs recently voted to condemn the 1961 police killings of Algerian protesters, it irritated a far right whose anti-immigration narrative is becoming more mainstream.

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The view from The National | The World Bank says the cost of damage incurred between October and January alone is $18.5 billion. There are fewer issues as complex as reconstruction, but the scale of the challenge in #Gaza is too grave to waste more time.
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When Bill Clinton entered the White House, he welcomed the Arab American community and gave us a seat at the table

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Our cartoonist's take on the total solar eclipse over North America -

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As far as the leaders of the US, UK and some other western countries are concerned, white lives matter. American, European and Australian lives matter. Palestinian lives? Well, not so much.

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