Fujairah Attack

Fujairah Attack Raises Fears of Wider Gulf War as Iran Targets UAE Energy Infrastructure Linked to Israel and US

As the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States continues to wobble, the United Arab Emirates once again finds itself dangerously exposed in the middle of a widening regional confrontation. Abu Dhabi has so far exercised considerable restraint, absorbing...
Iron Dome

Israel’s Iron Dome Deployment to UAE Amid Iranian Missile Barrage Signals Shift in Gulf Security Alignments

The quiet deployment of an Israeli Iron Dome air defense battery to the United Arab Emirates during the height of the 2026 Israel-Iran war has emerged as one of the most consequential security developments in the Gulf since the normalization...
Iran Protesters

Iran Signals Retaliation Against US Bases in Middle East After Trump Promises ‘Strong Action’ Over Crackdown on Protesters

Tehran has warned United States allies in the Middle East that it will strike US bases on their soil if Washington attacks Iran, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, amid escalating tensions following President Donald Trump’s threats to intervene...
Southern Yemen Crisis

Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Smuggling Yemeni Separatist Leader al-Zubaidi Out of Aden as Crisis Talks Collapse

Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of orchestrating the secret exit of UAE-backed Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi after he failed to attend critical crisis talks in Riyadh on Wednesday, deepening a diplomatic rift between the two Gulf...
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla

Yemen Southern Separatist Leader Vanishes After Skipping Riyadh Talks, Deepening Gulf Rift

The leader of Yemen’s southern separatist movement fled to an unknown destination on Wednesday (Jan 7), skipping a planned flight to Riyadh for talks aimed at resolving a deepening crisis in the country’s south that has strained relations between Saudi...
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla

UAE Begins Final Troop Withdrawal from Yemen Amid Sharp Rift with Saudi Arabia

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its remaining military forces from Yemen, following an ultimatum from Saudi Arabia demanding their exit within 24 hours, as tensions sharply escalated over a rapid territorial advance by UAE-backed southern...
KJ-500 AEW&C Aircraft

China Deploys J-10C Fighters and KJ-500 AEW&C Aircraft to UAE, Marking a Strategic Turning Point in Sino-Emirati Defence and Airpower Cooperation

The deployment of China’s advanced J-10C multirole fighter aircraft and the KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform—often described as a “flying radar”—to the United Arab Emirates for the Falcon Shield 2025 joint air force exercises has emerged as...
BRICS

Can BRICS’ Multipolar Vision Survive the Bloc’s Structural Power Inequalities?

The extraordinary virtual summit of BRICS, convened on 8 September 2025 under Brazil’s rotating presidency, offered both a reaffirmation of the bloc’s multipolar ambitions and a sobering reminder of its enduring internal asymmetries. While the grouping — now enlarged and...
Vladimir Putin, China Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi

Trump’s Tariffs: How Washington’s Punishment Is Driving BRICS Closer Together

When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, few doubted he would double down on his trademark trade wars. What few predicted was that his sweeping tariffs would reshape the geopolitics of the world’s largest emerging economies,...
Dubai Health Authority Organises Strategic Forum to Align Future Vision for the NABIDH System

Dubai Health Authority Organises Strategic Forum to Align Future Vision for the “NABIDH” System

The forum addressed shared opportunities, solutions, and challenges in the digital transformation journey The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently organised a strategic forum with the participation of several Chief Executive Officers and Chief Information Officers from private healthcare facilities. The...
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