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A boat sails on Lake Retba in Senegal. Many relative newcomers to international tourism are working hard to exploit untapped potential. Getty
EditorialWorking with the Global South to chart a course through rising tourism

Attracting international visitors presents emerging economies with great opportunities – and formidable challenges

EditorialAugust 29, 2025
Women during Dubai Mallathon as part of the celebration of Emirati Women's Day on Wednesday. EPA
EditorialWhy this Emirati Women's Day has special resonance

The annual event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the General Women's Union, part of the UAE's journey to gender equality

EditorialAugust 28, 2025
US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaking at Baabda presidential palace in Beirut yesterday. EPA
EditorialLebanon's future should be the focus, not a US envoy's outburst

Furore over the US envoy's scolding of reporters obscured important remarks about disarming Hezbollah

EditorialAugust 27, 2025
Protesters block a road at Petah Tikva, Israel on Tuesday, part of a day of action by the families of Israeli hostages calling for an end to the Gaza war. EPA
EditorialIsrael's public is losing patience with an aimless war

The killing of a second group of journalists in less than a month is typical of a conflict that is becoming more and more unpopular

EditorialAugust 27, 2025
Houthi supporters rally against Israel's war in Gaza. Reuters
The violence between Israel and the Houthis serves neither of their people

Missile launches from Yemen are achieving nothing for Gazans, while revenge strikes are brutalising Yemeni civilians

EditorialAugust 26, 2025
At the primary level, the introduction of AI learning has come not a day too soon. Getty images
EditorialBack to school, with AI on the syllabus

Pupils return to classrooms with a pivot towards a new futuristic education system

EditorialAugust 25, 2025
A protester at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Mumbai. The international community isn't doing enough to end the war in Gaza. EPA
EditorialPalestinian statehood hangs by a thread. The world must act now to save it

Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank are reaching an inflection point

EditorialAugust 22, 2025
Pupils during Arabic based classes at the new Arabic Institute at American Community School Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialPreserving Arabic is key, and it should start in the classroom

The UAE has made a critical decision ahead of the new school year

EditorialAugust 21, 2025
A vast natural sinkhole south of Mosul is believed to have been turned into Iraq's largest mass grave by ISIS. Ismael Adnan for The National
EditorialA huge excavation in Iraq gives hope for ISIS victims, if the state can deliver

Evidence collection has been made much harder since Baghdad ended a UN team's mandate to investigate ISIS crimes

EditorialAugust 19, 2025
People in the northern Syrian town of Qamishli celebrate after the SDF signed a deal to integrate into Syria's state institutions. Reuters
EditorialRealising the deal between the SDF and Damascus is critical to Syria's future

National unity should now be the priority of all of Syria's armed groups

EditorialAugust 18, 2025
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence orientation for its first cohort of undergraduate students in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialHow the UAE's young people look set to guide the AI era

Instead of regarding the technology as an obstacle, developing an education system that familiarises students with AI principles empowers them

EditorialAugust 15, 2025
Melting polar ice is set to open up new maritime transport routes and allow greater access to its natural resources. Getty
EditorialAs the Arctic heats up, the UAE has a valuable role to play

The Emirates' commitment to international collaboration is borne out by the country’s growing number of polar partnerships

EditorialAugust 14, 2025
President Ahmad Al Shara with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on February 26. Reuters
EditorialSyrian violence is threatening to derail its recovery

Video of Sweida murder reveals the challenges facing those who are keen to invest in the country

EditorialAugust 13, 2025
Palestinians inspect the destroyed tent where journalists were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. Since Israeli forces invaded Gaza following the Hamas-led attacks nearly two years ago, the list of dead non-combatants has continued to grow. AP
EditorialGaza journalists' deaths fit Israel's pattern of lethal force

As with the killing of so many other non-combatants, independently verifiable evidence of purported involvement with militants has yet to materialise

EditorialAugust 12, 2025
Fertility rates in the UAE continue to decline, with experts citing a focus on career over family as a crucial factor. AP
EditorialMore couples should be able to afford IVF

Couples trying to conceive shouldn't have to bear the added stress of a heavy financial burden

EditorialAugust 11, 2025
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