Quick Take UAE's Flydubai says Boeing delays hurt airline’s expansion plans The Virginia-based plane-maker has been beset by plane delivery delays since its best-selling narrow-body aircraft, the 737 MAX, was flagged for safety concerns and experienced technical problems and additional quality control processes. United Arab Emirates
Quick Take Trump adds to Gulf portfolio with Dubai tower deal The Trump Organization and Dar Global have unveiled a new development, adding to others in Oman and Saudi Arabia this year. United Arab Emirates
Tech investment slump reaching critical stage for cash strapped Middle East startups Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Quick Take China, UAE hold air force drills in Xinjiang as defense relations grow The joint air force training exercise, dubbed Falcon Shield, began on Wednesday in the northwest Xinjiang province of China and will continue until late July. United Arab Emirates
Analysis What's next for Turkey-UAE ties as economic cooperation hits record high? By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Analysis Can Modi fast-track India-Mideast-Europe corridor post-reelection? By Sabena Siddiqui In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran
Interview G42-Microsoft partnership in Kenya 'just the beginning,' says UAE trade minister With Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade
GCC states race for foreign investment Despite the Saudi-led effort to bury the hatchet with Qatar, unified economic policies are coming up against by GCC countries’ needs to win foreign investment post-COVID. By Sebastian Castelier In Dubai, reporting on regional business
UAE says Princess Latifa 'cared for at home' amid hostage claims After Sheikha Latifa claimed she was being held hostage, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights asked the Emirati government to provide evidence that she is alive. By Al-Monitor Staff
UAE dismantling base in Eritrea following drawdown in Yemen Images from The Associated Press show vehicles and structures being removed from the Emirates' military base. By Al-Monitor Staff
UAE diplomat Gargash replaced in Cabinet reshuffle Gargash will serve as diplomatic adviser to the Emirati president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. By Al-Monitor Staff
UAE probe reaches Mars' orbit Hope Probe launched in July and is the first Mars mission conducted by an Arab state. By Al-Monitor Staff
Egypt concerned UAE-Israeli pipeline project will affect Suez Canal Egyptian officials have been expressing concern over the anticipated competition from the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline project that would transport Emirati oil to Ashkelon in Israel and from there to European markets. By Khalid Hassan
Israel's Netanyahu postpones trip to UAE and Bahrain amid virus surge The prime minister cited Israel's suspension of flights for pushing back the historic trip to the Gulf. By Al-Monitor Staff
UAE ambassador confident US F-35 deal will be fulfilled "You can't … take tools away from your partners who are expected to do more," Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba said Monday. By Al-Monitor Staff
UK bans travel from UAE The United Kingdom's decision follows historic highs in daily COVID-19 cases in the United Arab Emirates. By Al-Monitor Staff
Biden administration pauses arms sales to Gulf pending review The freeze includes the F-35 deal for the United Arab Emirates and bombs for Saudi Arabia. By Jared Szuba In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military
Emirati activist held under 'abhorrent' conditions, rights group says Since his arrest in 2017, Ahmed Mansoor has been held in solitary confinement without access to basic necessities, Human Rights Watch said. By Al-Monitor Staff
Emirati investors highly interested in Israeli high-tech, agro-tech According to estimates, $1 billion in investments between Israel and the United Arab Emirates were made in the last two months of 2020. By Danny Zaken In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel