The National Editorial

Bringing a child into the family is a big decision. The UAE has the social infrastructure in place to support such families

The Middle East and Asia have increasingly embraced open markets and gained much in return

OpenAI's latest ChatGPT update underlines the breath-taking speed at which online innovations can break out of the computer lab and into our everyday lives

The country's various armed groups are not equipped to tackle mass displacement, ruined infrastructure and economic collapse

The deaths of yet more first responders further erodes international law and degrades global protections for medical personnel

New beginnings in Syria and Lebanon make the festival's charitable and reflective nature more important than ever

The new Zayed Education Foundation will build long-lasting partnerships between the Emirates, the wider Arab world and the Global South

The group must decide if its priority is its own survival or the future of the Palestinian people

A claim that 'nobody knows who the Houthis are' is a worrying sign for those who want to see peace

So much death, injury and trauma among a small population means the effort it will take to keep the enclave Palestinian is increasing exponentially

Schools are right to be clamping down on the use of vaping devices. Wider awareness and other measures are warranted

The Netanyahu government has plenty of options for peace, but it is rejecting all of them

The launch of the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity is a watershed moment in making philanthropy a ‘pillar of national identity’

Talks on the Gaza truce were always going to be fractious, but that's not an excuse for abruptly tearing up the ceasefire

Providing economic alternatives to this dangerous but lucrative trade is the key to undermining drug networks