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  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    United Arab Emirates
    UAE cites ‘sanctions risks’ as it cancels licence for Russia’s MTS Bank

    Decision follows western calls for Gulf state to do more to tackle sanction busting

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    News in-depthUnited Arab Emirates
    Abu Dhabi ruler projects stability by naming eldest son as crown prince

    Sheikh Mohammed ends succession speculation after choosing Sheikh Khaled amid string of changes to the leadership

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    The best books of the week
    A Stranger in Your Own City — the post-invasion agony of the Iraqi people

    A haunting account of the impact of western policies premised on sectarianism that engulfed the country after 2003

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed names his son crown prince of Abu Dhabi

    UAE leader appoints Sheikh Khaled as heir apparent as part of series of changes at top of Gulf state

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia moves closer to joining Chinese security club

    Beijing’s push for Mideast influence gathers momentum as Riyadh takes step towards political and trade alliance

  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    News in-depthIPOs
    Middle East on ‘radar’ of global investors as it enjoys IPO boom

    Frenzy of activity across the region contrasts sharply with Europe’s moribund market

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Saudi National Bank
    Saudi National Bank chair resigns following Credit Suisse comments

    Swiss lender’s shares fell this month after Ammar Alkhudairy’s remarks

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    News in-depthIraq
    Crippling dollar shortage underscores vulnerability of Iraq’s oil-based economy

    Attempts to control a monetary crisis have had unintended consequences for a country struggling to get back on its feet

  • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
    Oil
    Iraq wins landmark case against Turkey over Kurdish oil exports

    Nine-year dispute over region’s energy sales settled by international court

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The tragedy of Iraq, 20 years on

    US-led invasion has become a byword for catastrophic foreign intervention

  • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
    FT Magazine
    The photographer who captured the birth of modern Iraq — and what could have been

    Latif al-Ani chronicled his country’s transition to modernity. 20 years after the US invasion, his images are painful but necessary viewing

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Kim Ghattas
    Saudi rapprochement with Iran is an exercise in buying time

    Washington is right to be pragmatic on China’s role in brokering the deal

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Iran
    Iran’s top security official to visit UAE as regional relations thaw

    Trip by Ali Shamkhani follows China-brokered deal between the Islamic republic and Saudi Arabia

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi Arabia-Iran detente: old foes stay cautious after decades of mistrust

    Accord shows countries’ ‘commitment towards China’ and raises hopes of end to Yemen conflict

  • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
    Ruchir Sharma
    Three global cities are pulling ahead since the peak of the pandemic

    Miami, Dubai and Singapore boom by welcoming those chased out of rival international hubs

  • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
    Saudi Aramco
    Saudi Aramco posts record $161bn profit on back of strong crude prices

    World’s biggest oil major will increase production capacity to 13mn barrels a day

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore diplomatic ties after seven-year rift

    Agreement mediated by China seeks to reduce tensions in the oil-rich region

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    International Holding Company
    Sheikh Tahnoon’s IHC reports another year of stellar growth

    Abu Dhabi conglomerate’s profits almost triple as emirate’s new regime consolidates power

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
    Sheikh Tahnoon named chair of $790bn Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

    UAE founder’s son — who is both national security adviser and a prominent private sector figure — extends influence

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Behind the Money podcast22 min listen
    Tracking the mysterious rise of a UAE company

    We follow the FT’s Middle East editor Andrew England to Abu Dhabi as he tries to understand the unprecedented, meteoric rise of International Holding Company

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Janan Ganesh
    The Iraq war left western societies unchanged

    Twenty years on, the political and cultural legacy of a divisive war is minimal

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Property sector
    How a Saudi prince lost a £250mn ‘London palace’

    Deals and loans stretching back decades lie behind ‘for sale’ notice on UK capital’s most expensive home

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    Financial services
    General Atlantic, IHC and Abu Dhabi fund team up on investment firm

    Proposed firm will manage assets for two state-backed funds and International Holding Company

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    Travel
    Iraq, 20 years on

    On the anniversary of the US-led invasion, tour operators are returning to the country and — despite official warnings — their trips are selling out

  • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia looks at tax relief for multinationals relocating HQs

    Lack of clarity on regulatory details from Riyadh creates ‘fear and panic’ among executives

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