United Arab Emirates

Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel together - analysis

By targeting every GCC member with missiles and drones, Tehran has achieved the unthinkable: placing Israel and Qatar on the same team. This strategic blunder may finally cement a regional axis.

|ByHERB KEINON
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.
Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of a strike on a police station, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026

Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says

Foreign reports have indicated that the Saudis, the UAE, Qatar, and possibly others may already have attacked Iran or have expressed interest in doing so.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Targeting the new Middle East: Iran attacked the UAE because it cannot defeat its model - opinion

The ghosts of the old Middle East are departing, one funeral at a time.

|ByNADIM KOTEICH
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media on the day of a briefing for Congressional leaders on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 2, 2026.

US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Israel

Mora Namdar, the State Department's assistant secretary for consular affairs, said US citizens should leave using available commercial transportation "due to safety risks."

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN

Israeli, Palestinian 'maximalist views' wont' solve 'Palestinian issue, UAE's Gargash says

Gargash said that any annexation in the Palestinian territories would be considered a "red line," adding that discussions are ongoing regarding sending personnel on the ground in Gaza.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates Anwar Gargash takes a question from the media at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 18, 2023.

The Taliban bans women’s books - and too many Afghans applaud - opinion

Thinking naively that Afghans living in Dubai would be either refugees or have wised up - I asked one what he thinks of the Taliban. His answer? "Wonderful."

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByBARBARA SOFER
THE BLUE Mosque in Kabul.

UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation

The UAE warned Netanyahu that annexation would shut the door to further Israeli normalization with leading Arab and Muslim nations.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.

Trump's meeting with Muslim countries focuses on reaching permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Trump met with leaders from United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attend a multilateral meeting during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.

UAE could downgrade diplomatic ties if Israel annexes West Bank, sources say

The UAE is one of just a few Arab states with diplomatic relations with Israel and downgrading ties would be a major setback for the Abraham Accords.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByREUTERS
Flags of United Arab Emirates and Israel flutter during Israel's National Day ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai, in Dubai

My Emirati friend says the region wants peace, not Netanyahu - comment

On the Abraham Accords' five-year anniversary, Netanyahu and his government are among the main obstacles to peace, according to my Emirati friend

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN
People walk by a billboard sponsored by the Coalition for Regional Security calling for the expansion of the Abraham Accords, in Ramat Gan

What have the Abraham Accords achieved, five years on? - opinion

Israeli decision-makers tend to treat the Abraham Accords as a given. These relationships require ongoing “irrigation and fertilization,” lest they wither away.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByELIE PODEH, YOEL GUZANSKY
BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed pose after the signing of the Abraham Accords, at the White House, September 15, 2020.

UAE summons Israeli ambassador following airstrikes in Doha - report

Doha will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit this Sunday and Monday to discuss the Israeli attack.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025.

UAE bars Israeli defense firms from Dubai expo following strike in Qatar

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sharply condemned Israel’s strike, calling it a “treacherous” and “cowardly” act that violated international law and Qatar’s sovereignty.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
UAE Formation performs during the Dubai Airshow, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 14, 2021.

Damascus pushes for normality with diplo ties as airstrikes reportedly puncture calm - analysis

The visits come after reported airstrikes in Homs and Lattakia and explosions at Damascus airport.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the opening of the Damascus International Fair, the first held since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in Damascus, last week. ‘Sharaa is engineering something I call neo-jihadism,’ says the writer.