Give people who stutter the time to be heard | The National

We should make classrooms and workplaces more inclusive for those who have this condition

Israel cannot secure lasting peace while Gaza remains in crisis | The National

Allowing hunger and despair to deepen is a political failure as much as a moral one

Cartoon for October 22, 2026 | The National

Our cartoonist's take on oil shipments getting through the Strait of Hormuz

What’s the real technology behind the UAE’s world-class public services? | The National

The Emirates may not have America’s Silicon Valley, but it has a different advantage

Lebanon’s battle for sovereignty must extend to its banks | The National

Depositors are still paying for a crisis they did not create

Gulf unity is about more than shared history | The National

In uncertain times, some challenges are better addressed collectively

Cartoon for October 21, 2026 | The National

Our cartoonist's take on World Food Programme cutbacks due to funding shortfalls

What’s happened to our understanding of competence? | The National

How we recognise competence has changed, and AI may be exposing just how far that shift has gone

Are Israel’s Lebanon talks a path to peace, or a pretext for continued occupation? | The National

Israel seeks to fragment and destabilise its neighbours, retain buffer zones inside their territory and pursue perpetual war

How to make the most of Abu Dhabi 2029 | The National

By hosting IMF and World Bank meetings, the UAE will help shape the global agenda

Cartoon for October 20, 2026 | The National

Our cartoonist's take on Syria and the World Bank creating a national recovery fund

The UK’s power grid failures have come home to roost | The National

The data boom and rising digital economy should make electricity a top priority, but Britain is running hard just to stand still

Flydubai captain’s heroism reminds us of the best of humanity | The National

Smit Machchhar has shown that our shared fate is not an abstract idea

Cartoon for October 19, 2026 | The National

Our cartoonist's take on the collapse of the 'energy truce' between Ukraine and Russia

Heritage is not fixed in the past but reinvented in real time | The National

Unesco's International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage invites us to consider the practices and knowledge communities pass forward

Iran’s shadow war in Britain demands more than tough words | The National

Tehran has denied responsibility for a series of incidents and attacks in the UK, but Iran has long had a history of operating beyond its borders

Cartoon for October 17, 2025 | The National

Our cartoonist's take on Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster

In the new world order, expect fewer alliances and more ‘pop-up partnerships’ | The National

How Abu Dhabi is revealing the roots of the UAE’s global outlook | The National

New museum exhibitions show how the Gulf embraced globalisation before the term existed

Why it’s important to deepen our understanding of AI | The National

Our readers have their say about the safe use of artificial intelligence, Sheikha Shamma’s appointment, support for Saudi Arabia and Lebanon’s generators