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Debate, opinion and editorial views from @TheNationalNews, the leading English-language daily newspaper of the UAE.
Alternatives proteins will shape the future of food. So what's holding them back? Opinion | Fatima Al Dhaheri @InvestAbuDhabi via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
Letters to the editor: Our readers have their say on the Serbian tennis great's defeat, the growth of the UAE and city planning to reduce traffic snarls thenationalnews.com/opinion/feedba…
Our cartoonist's take on Hamas agreeing to a 60-day truce in Gaza. Via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoo…
After the Srebrenica verdict, Serbian nationalists felt insulted. “We are not a genocidal people” was a popular slogan. And so, denial became Serbian state policy, hampering collective healing. Opinion | Mukesh Kapila @mukeshkapila thenationalnews.com//opinion/comme…
Gulf strategic neutrality is right for an uncertain world. Opinion | Jaber Al Shuaibi via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
Ali Larijani's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow may have been more than just a diplomatic meeting. Opinion | Arash Azizi @arash_tehran via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
Our cartoonist's take on Donald Trump pulling the US out of Unesco. Via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoo…
In the absence of formal accountability for Gaza atrocities, it's critical to shout the truth loudly. Opinion | Janine di Giovanni @janinedigi via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/2025/0…
Expanding the franchise to younger voters before the next election – scheduled by 2029 – may be worthwhile, but it’s tinkering at the edges Opinion | Gavin Esler @gavinesler thenationalnews.com//opinion/comme…
Lebanon and Syria must improve their relations. This means addressing their mutual resentments with an open mind, within a context of respect for the sovereignty of the other. Opinion | Michael Young @BeirutCalling thenationalnews.com//opinion/comme…
Cartoon for July 23, 2025 thenationalnews.com//opinion/carto…
View from The National: The Israeli-US project is doing a worse job than the UN and facilitating war crimes in the process thenationalnews.com//opinion/edito…
The UAE is correct in its decision to avoid the “drop in the bucket” fallacy, whereby people avoid taking small steps because they believe that the impact will be negligible Opinion | Omar Al Ubaydli @omareconomics thenationalnews.com//opinion/comme…
A new energy era is within reach, but we need to grab it quickly. Opinion | Antonio Guterres @antonioguterres @UN via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
In the midst of conflict, people must be given a vision of the future and the possibility of change, precisely so that they do not surrender to despair Opinion | James Zogby @jjz1600 thenationalnews.com//opinion/comme…
With a crackdown under way inside Iran, oppositions groups outside the country are feeling the need to regroup. Opinion | Damien McElroy @ddamned via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
The view from The National | Even amid the Gaza war, Yemen peace talks can be revived if the world were to seize the moment. via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/editor…
Our cartoonist's take on Turkey ending an oil pipeline deal with Iraqi Kurdistan. via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoo…
Unless Syria's leadership moves quickly to address the root causes of the violence in Sweida, the current silence will be short-lived. thenationalnews.com//opinion/comme… Opinion | Haid Haid @HaidHaid22
Wellness is redefining the value of travel, and the Gulf is uniquely positioned to benefit from the $1.4 trillion megatrend. Opinion | Linus Benjamin Bauer via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
