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Hussain Sajwani, founder and chairman of Damac Properties, said the company could increase its investment under the right market conditions. AP
EditorialDamac data deal is a bold step on the UAE-US tech journey

Signed just before Donald Trump returns to the White House, the $20 billion agreement is another vote of confidence in Emirati business

EditorialJanuary 08, 2025
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A torn portrait of former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad on the outskirts of Damascus, December 16. Syrians keenly understand the fragile and unpredictable nature of the political transition that is taking place. EPA
EditorialAssad's Syria fell because it offered no future

One month ago, a violent and corrupt system of deficient leadership collapsed. Syrians now need a reason to believe things will get better

EditorialJanuary 08, 2025
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Houthi supporters stage on anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sanaa on Friday. Yemen remains a hotspot of entrenched volatility. EPA
EditorialWhy Trump should listen to the Gulf on Yemen

Mainly military means have failed to dislodge the Houthis. This experience should guide America's incoming administration

EditorialJanuary 07, 2025
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Messages pay tribute to the 179 victims of the Jeju Air jet that crashed while landing on December 29 at Muan International Airport in South Korea. EPA
EditorialAviation must double down on its safety culture

A string of recent crashes highlights the brittle nature of passengers’ and investors’ confidence in the industry

EditorialJanuary 06, 2025
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A recent report by industry specialist Global SWF says Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company was the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund investor in 2024. Victor Besa / The National
EditorialWhat Mubadala's success says about 21st-century investing

A look at the Abu Dhabi company's strategic choices offers clues as to how the near future is taking shape.

EditorialJanuary 03, 2025
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People gather during New Year's celebrations in Damascus yesterday. A national dialogue conference planned for the weekend is a chance to build on the progress made so far. Reuters
EditorialSyria's fragile new beginnings must be handled with care

The country's interim government must do as much as it can to engender trust at home and abroad

EditorialJanuary 02, 2025
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Families in Abu Dhabi at an event organised by the Ukrainian community to mark Christmas. Despite conflicts such as those in Ukraine and Palestine, optimism remains. Ahmed Ramzan for The National
EditorialWhy the world can be more optimistic about 2025

A brighter outlook for many Middle Eastern economies and the persistence of dialogue, despite the odds, show that people are still rising to the challenges of a changing world

EditorialJanuary 01, 2025
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The UAE achieved much at home this year, championing tolerance, pushing for sustainability and embracing innovation. Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court
EditorialThe UAE can look back on a year of accomplishment

Marrying principle with policy at a time of upheaval in the Middle East is no mean feat

EditorialDecember 31, 2024
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Rescuers search for missing people after Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut's Basta neighbourhood on November 23. The World Bank estimates damage from the war to Lebanon's physical infrastructure alone at $3.4 billion. EPA
EditorialRebuilding Lebanon is vital for regional peace

Committing to the country's stability is an investment in stabilising the Levant

EditorialDecember 30, 2024
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Syrian fighters inspect the site of a mass grave in Najha on December 17. Thirteen years of civil war that included violent suppression and forced disappearances left a macabre legacy that the new authorities and grieving families are trying to make sense of. Reuters
EditorialSyria's journey to justice cannot wait

The country's immediate challenges are daunting but its mass graves and thousands of cases of missing people must be investigated

EditorialDecember 27, 2024
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A simple meal of beans, scrambled eggs and bread. The UAE this week has set out new measures to bolster price controls on staple foods. The National
EditorialThe UAE is keeping a check on food prices

In the new year, the price of essential food items can only be increased with the approval of the ministry, increasing transparency and consumer protection

EditorialDecember 26, 2024
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The collapse of Syria's previous government has given hope that the country may transition to democratic government. Reuters
EditorialThe world must pull together to empower Syria's highest aspirations

An equitable transition and stability are within reach

EditorialDecember 25, 2024
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A German police officer stands guard at the Magdeburg Christmas market, where a car was driven into a crowd on Friday evening. There are suggestions that Saudi warnings about the suspect went largely unheeded by their German counterparts. AP
EditorialAttacks like Magdeburg strike at everyone's security

Arab and Muslim communities in Europe want to live in safety as much as everyone else. It is up to the authorities in Germany and elsewhere to make sure that happens

EditorialDecember 24, 2024
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Displaced children in Khan Younis, Gaza on Thursday. Direct deaths caused by Israeli bombardments and gunfire run parallel with the fatalities caused by manmade hunger and disease. AP
EditorialA Gaza ceasefire must not be allowed to slip away

All those aghast at such prolonged human suffering should welcome recent suggestions that a truce is closer now than it has been for months

EditorialDecember 23, 2024
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Lebanese soldiers pictured on December 12. If the Lebanese state is to re-establish its monopoly on the use of force, it needs a fit-for-purpose military. EPA
EditorialGuns in Lebanon should be in the hands of its army

The country's armed forces must be ready to deal with a flood of black-market weapons coming from Syria

EditorialDecember 20, 2024
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