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Having a remote wedding may strike some as unromantic, but giving couples the opportunity to get married legally, quickly and affordably is an important social good. Getty
EditorialAbu Dhabi's online weddings are marrying society and technology

Having an app with more than 1,000 services is about much more than saving time and cutting red tape. It is about quality of life

EditorialOctober 16, 2025
Armed men in Khan Younis on Monday after Palestinian prisoners arrived in the Gazan city. Calling for or imposing surrender on Hamas is unlikely to work. Getty
EditorialHamas guns should not derail the Gaza peace plan

Disarmament is a looming challenge that demands a rare combination of patience, pragmatism and momentum

EditorialOctober 15, 2025
Women in Tel Aviv react after Hamas released Israeli hostages yesterday. What such emotional scenes tell us is that Palestine and Israel are highly traumatised societies that need to heal. Reuters
EditorialPalestinians and Israelis cannot afford another false dawn

The momentum behind current peace moves must be maintained

EditorialOctober 13, 2025
A lorry loaded with aid waits on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with Gaza. As global leaders gather in Sharm El Sheikh, stabilisation and reconstruction must be high on their agenda. AFP
EditorialOpen Gaza up to support the peace

Having reporters, aid workers and others inside the Palestinian enclave would bring some essential support

EditorialOctober 13, 2025
Palestinians in Gaza celebrate following an announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan. There are many obstacles ahead but it is time for this conflict to end. AP
EditorialThe Gaza truce is welcome. Now turn it into a peace deal

The personal involvement of Donald Trump and the engagement of dozens of countries can make the deal stick

EditorialOctober 09, 2025
Above, Mohammed bin Zayed City Bus Station in Abu Dhabi. The new service will run daily to Al Quoz in Dubai, offering more transport options for travellers moving between the two emirates. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialThe new Abu Dhabi to Dubai bus is about more than getting from A to B

A closer look at the UAE’s evolving public transport options highlights a national strategy that connects communities

EditorialOctober 09, 2025
Solar-powered e-trees at the Cop28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, 2023. The UAE has been investing in renewable energy for years. Bloomberg
EditorialGlobal clean energy could be a reality sooner than we think

As solar and wind overtake coal for the first time, the world needs the right policies to make this transition permanent

EditorialOctober 08, 2025
Syrian Alawite candidate Reem Kahila casts her vote during the parliamentary elections in Latakia on Sunday. AP
EditorialSyria's new MPs should get a chance to prove themselves

Sunday’s election is not the sole answer to the country’s problems but it does represent a step forward

EditorialOctober 07, 2025
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, October 4, after Donald Trump announced his peace plan. Reuters
EditorialConverting Trump's Gaza plan into peace requires an immediate end to the killing

If Netanyahu really believes a deal is in sight, now is the time to demonstrate good faith to suffering innocents

EditorialOctober 06, 2025
Dr Jane Goodall at an event to open her first regional office in the Arab world, supported by Expo City Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
EditorialHow to arrest conservation's decline as a global issue

Jane Goodall blended research and advocacy to build a modern environmentalism that refused to accept apathy. For the sake of the next generation, key leaders must do the same

EditorialOctober 03, 2025
Day one of the Global Rail conference at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialHow resurgent rail could change the Gulf

Etihad Rail passenger services, a tram network for Abu Dhabi and a GCC-wide railway project are all part of a public transport renaissance

EditorialOctober 02, 2025
Children play at camp in Khan Yunis on Monday. There is no such thing as a perfect deal or a perfect peace but there is one indisputable fact: without a ceasefire, more Palestinians will die. AFP
EditorialCan Trump's Gaza peace plan end the war?

The US President's personal involvement, plus backing from key Arab and Muslim states, makes this a moment of rare alignment

EditorialOctober 01, 2025
UAE aid to Gaza crosses the Rafah border crossing. The Emirates could play a key role in changing approaches to relief work. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialThe world needs more ways to fund humanitarian relief

Aid efforts must evolve in parallel with a changing postwar world order

EditorialSeptember 30, 2025
An Iranian woman walks past a billboard in Tehran on Saturday. Embargoes, asset freezes and other punitive measures threaten to damage Iran’s already fragile economy. EPA
EditorialIt's time to break the logjam over Iran's nuclear programme

As UN sanctions return and diplomats go back to the drawing board, it's worth remembering that it is the Iranian people – not the country's elites – who will most feel the consequences

EditorialSeptember 28, 2025
For some who witnessed the mass adoption of the internet, digital technology has had a questionable effect on young people’s ability to think critically. Reuters
EditorialAI should be a sparring partner, not a shortcut

We must work harder to balance the rise of new technology with the need for critical thinking

EditorialSeptember 26, 2025
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