One Village Chose Oman
Madha is a province of Oman that does not touch Oman. It sits in a stretch of rocky valley between the Musandam Peninsula and the Omani mainland, entirely surrounded by the United Arab Emirates.
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a Gulf federation that has turned oil wealth into global reach: a trading and aviation hub, an investor in AI and ports, and a military actor from Yemen to Sudan. It sits across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran.
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The Door Was Designed Never to Open. He Opened It.
Standfirst: After 9/11 the cockpit became a fortress. After Germanwings we learned what that costs when the threat is already inside. On 30 September, a wounded Indian captain reached for the one control that undoes…
Read analysisIran Attacks Gulf States, Threatens Talks Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Iran launches missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait following U.S. strikes, jeopardizing fragile peace talks and escalating tensions in the critical Strait of Hormuz.
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May 2026
- Not Yet, Sir: How America's Gulf Allies Talked Trump Out of Bombing Iran
- The Line That Must Never Be Crossed: A Drone Just Hit the Arab World's Only Nuclear Plant
- The Cartel Cracks: UAE's Exit from OPEC and What It Means for the World's Oil Order
- US Strikes Iranian Tankers in Strait of Hormuz as Historic Peace Talks Hang in the Balance
- Iran Strikes UAE and Targeted Ships as U.S. Launches Operation ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz
- US Bypasses Congress to Approve $8.6 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and Gulf States Amid Middle East Tensions
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Our most recent coverage of United Arab Emirates: “One Village Chose Oman” (Oct 12, 2026); “The Door Was Designed Never to Open. He Opened It.” (Oct 2, 2026); “Iran Attacks Gulf States, Threatens Talks Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis” (Jun 29, 2026).
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9 political cartoons and analyses since May 2026, most often alongside United States, Iran and Israel.