List of United Arab Emirates articles
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is toured around Expo 2020 Dubai by the UAE's deputy prime minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C-R), in the gulf emirate of Dubai on December 8, 2021. The Hidden Rivalry of Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The two countries look like allies—but are increasingly regional competitors.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud delivers a speech during a meeting on the situation in the Gaza Strip on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations offices in Geneva, on Dec. 12, 2023. What Gulf States Want in Gaza
Getting rid of Hamas could intensify regional rivalries for influence.
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A green screen is shown with the words "United Nations Climate Change." The Key Takeaways From COP28
Here’s what the summit did—and didn’t—change.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at a podium in front of a massive room of attendees at the COP28 conference in Dubai. A screen on the wall behind her shows a live video of her speech, and a large green circle hangs from the ceiling with the conference logo on it. At the edges of the logo is text reading: "Unite. Act. Deliver." Good COP or Bad COP?
The future of fossil fuels took center stage at this year’s controversy-laden U.N. climate summit.
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The United Nations climate change conference, which takes place from Nov. 20 until Dec. 12 in Dubai, on Nov. 30. How the Fight Against Climate Change Is All About Money
Rajiv Shah on the progress—and hurdles—toward unlocking large amounts of cash for clean energy.
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A screen is shown of people farming. In front of it, a silhouette is seen taking a flash photo. What to Know as COP28 Begins
It may be the most heated climate summit in almost a decade.
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A worker walks past the logo of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The Global North Is Alienating the Global South Before COP28 Even Starts
Dismissing the summit because its host is an oil producer is hypocritical and dangerous.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) arrives with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting in New Delhi on Jan. 15, 2018. India’s New Middle East Strategy Takes Shape
New Delhi is slowly moving away from nonalignment and into the U.S.-led security ecosystem while maintaining relationships with old allies.
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Workers load aid supplies into a military plane bound for Port Sudan at the Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on May 10. U.S. Sudan Sanctions Won’t Work Without the UAE’s Help
Washington must lean on Abu Dhabi to halt its support for Hemeti’s RSF.
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Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo runs across the grass on a pitch as he celebrates a goal. Ronaldo's arms are outstretched, and he sticks out his tongue as he looks up at the crowd in the stands. The Gulf Is Playing Hardball With European Soccer
Critics say petrodollars are wrecking the beautiful game—in a way that rubles, euros, and baht never quite did.
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Saudi women walk past a mural depicting Saudi King Salman (center), Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left), and late King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman (right), the founder of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at a park in the capital, Riyadh, on Jan. 16. The Arab Gulf’s New Nationalism
Ambitious leaders in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are restructuring national identity to solidify their rule.
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Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum. How Sudan Became a Saudi-UAE Proxy War
Gulf heavyweights view the conflict as an opportunity to cement their hegemonic status in the Middle East.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greet at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. America Is Pushing Its Security Ideas on a Lukewarm Middle East
Rare consensus in Washington is an opportunity the Gulf countries and Israel should not waste.
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, followed by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, inspects a guard of honor at the Istana presidential palace. Do Democracies Always Deliver?
As authoritarian capitalism gains credibility, free societies must overcome their internal weaknesses.
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The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) minister of industry and advanced technology, Sultan al-Jaber (R), welcomes John Kerry, the US president's climate envoy, at the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) in Dubai on November 22, 2021. The UAE’s China-Nixon Moment Has Arrived
The news on climate change is grim—but the Emirates’ hosting of COP28 could be a breakthrough.