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Sunday, January 18, 2026
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UAE SPECIAL
A day for celebration, appreciation & reflection
Issue 133
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Drawn from the generation privileged to have witnessed the transition of the United Arab Emirates from one of the little known Trucial States under British...Read more
Sheikh Zayed lives forever in our hearts
Issue 125
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Eleven years have passed since the UAE’s first president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan left us. I remember the day his passing was announced as if it...Read more
Farewell to our heroes
Issue 125
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Our country is in mourning. Last Friday was one of the blackest days in the United Arab Emirates history, since its foundation in 1971. That was the day 45...Read more
Security is the UAE’s key to freedom
Issue 125
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance,” said the 18th century Irish politician John Philpot Curran. I could not agree more, especially when there are...Read more
S&P’s flawed guesstimates on Dubai property
Issue 125
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
I was amazed to read a recently released report issued by the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s to the effect Dubai’s residential property is likely...Read more
The UAE, a solid gold opportunity for investors
Issue 125
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
There are few places in the world with an investment climate comparable to that of the United Arab Emirates, recognised internationally for its phenomenal...Read more
UAE infrastructure envied by the world
Issue 125
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
The outspoken American business magnate turned presidential candidate, Donald Trump, has admitted that he is “jealous” of the UAE’s achievements - and,...Read more
Twenty-five Years of the United Arab Emirates: A Vision of Union
Issue 14
by Julia Wheeler
Our vision of history is coloured by our own past and our current perspective, often making events, especially when it comes to relatively recent history,...Read more