United Arab Emirates
Egyptian answer to Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ doesn’t involve emptying it
Egypt’s three-phase reconstruction proposal comes after international uproar over Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Gaza’s Palestinian population.
- Samy Magdy
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Build a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia? Arab leaders slam Netanyahu idea
The Arab League has pushed back on the Israeli’s PM’s remarks, saying they were “a complete detachment from reality”.
- Jotam Confino
‘Ripping ahead’: Emirates’ premium economy seats too popular for points redeemers
Sir Tim Clark, the head of the world’s fourth-largest airline, says competition from a Qatar-Virgin deal will be good for Australians.
- Chris Zappone
US security contractors going to Gaza to police truce, officials say
Israel hopes that the private security contractors will eventually form the nucleus of a larger international force, backed by Gulf states that will run Gaza.
- Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Aaron Boxerman
This city is about to give Dubai a real run for its dirhams
Abu Dhabi is at last set to compete with its glitzier neighbour Dubai, with its incredible new cultural district finally near completion.
- Anthony Dennis
- ★★★★★
- Airline reviews
This business class seat is a perfect ‘hotel in the sky’
This is one snug designer cubbyhole even if the unusual backwards-facing aspect of the seat takes a little getting used to.
- Anthony Dennis
- Exclusive
- Aviation
Aussie teen’s nightmare flight puts plane overbooking in spotlight
Lily Winward was returning home from the solo trip of a lifetime when she was bumped from a flight in Abu Dhabi.
- Jessica McSweeney
- ★★★★★
- Hotel reviews
The verdict on the world’s first ‘ultra-luxury resort’
Beyonce was reportedly paid $36 million to perform at the opening of this hotel. She would be happy with how it turned out.
- Damien Woolnough
Port guide: Abu Dhabi, UAE
It might be the conservative cousin of Dubai, but wealthier Abu Dhabi has rolled out ambitious tourism and cultural projects, and is a sight to behold.
- Brian Johnston
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- Crime
Rabbi missing in the UAE killed in ‘heinous antisemitic terror incident’, Israel says
Three people have been arrested over the death of Zvi Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who went missing on Thursday.
- Tia Goldenberg and Jon Gambrell
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