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The headquarters of Opec in Vienna, Austria. AFP

Business InsightsThere's a less popular reason why Opec + is unwinding oil cuts

Alliance has made its third accelerated increase to reverse the 2.2 million bpd voluntary cuts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister pledges financial support for Syria state staff

Business Insights Can the US use its Ukraine tactics to get Middle East minerals?

Interview Expansion push to help JP Morgan double its Middle East revenue by 2030

UK and Saudi Arabia discuss defence as Tempest jet project progresses

Saudi Arabia arrests 26 people for transporting illegal Hajj pilgrims

US envoy Barrack talks Syria on visits to Saudi Arabia and Jordan

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government released its Strategic Defence Review on Monday. AP

CommentA Nato overhaul is the only option for UK defence

Stanley Tucci's latest food documentary series Tucci in Italy is now streaming on Disney+. Photo: National Geographic

InterviewWhy Stanley Tucci doesn't want to be the next Anthony Bourdain

A woman lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse in Boulder, Colorado. AFP

CommentViolence in the name of Palestine is unacceptable. It also harms the movement

Naila Kiani was 'put off for many months' by the deaths of Anna Gutu, Gina Rzucidlo, Migmar Sherpa and Tenjen Lama. Photo: Naila Kiani

Dubai climber tells how 'toxic' competition made her question mountain quest

An Israeli tank moves near the border with Gaza on May 19. Getty Images

TrendingHamas ready to negotiate and Iran, Egypt talk nuclear

US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen at the New York Stock Exchange. Endless tariff flip-flopping fans rising uncertainty, which stocks always hate. EPA

CommentTrump’s deals don’t help the US, but you can profit anyway

Know-how is a defining factor in the UAE’s new role at the helm of UN Habitat, the organisation’s body devoted to building a better, more sustainable urban future. Wam

EditorialUN roles are an opportunity to guide global conversations

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Olympic triathlon gold medallist Jonny Brownlee competing in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Supertri

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Saudi Arabia uses drones to monitor Hajj pilgrims

Hajj pilgrims perform the tawaf around the Kaaba in Makkah. EPA

More than one million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait announce 'significant' oil discovery in neutral zone

Eid Al Adha is expected to begin on Friday, June 6, until Sunday, June 8. UAE Presidential Court

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Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian and French foreign ministers meet on Gaza

France and Saudi Arabia call for action on two-state solution at June UN conference

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Saudi Arabia seizes 1.5 million Captagon pills hidden in tables

Saudi engineer Ali Almatrafi has turned Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's gesture into an emoji. Photo: Ali Almatrafi

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - May 16, 2025: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), bids farewell to Donald Trump, President of the United States of America (3rd R), at the Presidential Airport. ( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court ) ---

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President Sheikh Mohamed meets Saudi Defence Minister in Abu Dhabi

CommentAmerica only stands to gain from stronger ties with the Gulf

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Palestinian state central to prosperity in Middle East, GCC leaders tell Trump

Sheikh Khaled says US-GCC relations 'exceed usual horizons'

EditorialExpect more Gulf airlines to soar on the stock exchange

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump arrive in Riyadh for the Gulf Co-operation Council meeting on May 14. AP

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Bloc's secretary general says Gaza is the 'most pressing issue' facing the region

Sheikh Khaled says US-GCC relations 'exceed usual horizons'

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