The UAE-Saudi Arabia co-operation plan, explained
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are entering a new phase of co-operation. The two countries announced a seven-point co-operation plan this week on money management for children, natural crises emergency pla...
23 Jan 201916min
The great Arab rivers are under threat
For thousands of years, the great Arab rivers sustained some of the world’s most important ancient civilizations. The Nile River fuelled the development of 10 thousand years of Pharaonic rule. The Ti...
17 Jan 201916min
Pompeo's timely tour of the Middle East
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on an expansive tour of the Gulf and wider Middle East this week. His task is to clarify President Donald Trump's often-confusing interests in the region. We disc...
8 Jan 201919min
In Central African Republic, poaching thrives in the chaos
In the middle of Africa lies one of the world's most neglected crises. In the Central African Republic — an environmentally diverse but politically fraught state — the illegal hunting of endangered sp...
2 Jan 201916min
Reasons for cheer from an often dour year
The Middle East is not known for its good news, and 2018 was no exception. But in between the usual stories of war and political turmoil, The National's journalists found reasons for hope. We shine a ...
25 Dec 201821min
What more can we do to curb global warming?
The GCC has welcomed the rule book laid out as part of a COP24 deal struck in Poland, but scientists say the world is running out of time to avoid the catastrophic events brought about by unmitigated ...
19 Dec 201821min
Yemenis continue to suffer as warring sides negotiate
Millions are on the brink of famine in Yemen. But for the first time in two years, the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels are negotiating a resolution. Last week, the UN Envoy to Yemen, Martin G...
12 Dec 201823min
How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush
In August 1990 the Iraqi military invaded neighbouring Kuwait, bombing its capital city and sparking a war that would last six months and result in thousands of deaths. Not long after the invasion, la...
6 Dec 201816min
