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A model of a solar farm at the Masdar City pavilion at the World Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, January 18, 2012.

Masdar's profitability shows momentum in the Gulf energy transition

The UAE's leading renewable energy company has demonstrated that commercially viable clean energy ventures can emerge from state-backed initiatives when policy, market conditions, and execution align

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The political goal was a US and European effort to demonstrate the capacity for connectivity idea generation, or less generously, to try and out-China the Chinese Belt Road Initiative.

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All you need to know about the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

The political goal was a US and European effort to demonstrate the capacity for connectivity idea generation, or less generously, to try and out-China the Chinese Belt Road Initiative.

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Emirati artist Najat Makki on her artistic process, and how AI could destroy art

Leading Emirati visual artist Najat Makki discusses her artistic journey, why she does not limit herself to one school or medium, and the "radically different" times we're in.

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Middle Eastern art?

The works in Christie's latest sale often seem to elude geography

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The promising future of Arab tourism

Countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco have been traditional magnets for tourists in the region, but now GCC countries are becoming rising competitors

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 05 April 2023

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, November 20, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

Egypt-Turkey Next Handshake

At the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar’s Prince Tamim Bin Hamad scored one of his finest political goals by overseeing a historic handshake between the leaders of Turkey and…

Dalia Ziada 02 December 2022

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Flight Bookings To Qatar Boom For World Cup, Especially From Dubai

Flight bookings to Qatar are booming for the soccer World Cup being held in November and December, with particularly strong demand from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as fans work around a shortage…

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A screenshot from a video published by the Egyptian military spokesman on the Bright Star 2021.

New Trends in Arab Defense Policy

For almost a century, security turmoil, civil wars, terrorism, and cross-border conflicts have been some of the constant features of the Middle East region. However, in the past decade, the…

Dalia Ziada 16 September 2022

UAE: Variables, Constants in Third President’s Approach

The United Arab Emirates bid farewell on May 13, 2022 to late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the country’s second president, who passed away after more than five decades of service and…

Abdelkader Zaoui 02 June 2022

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan: The UAE's Third President and People's Leader

After remaining for years the de facto ruler under his brother Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed ascended to power in the United Arab Emirates after he was the international face…

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