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Why does Iran target the UAE more than the rest of the Gulf states?
About 58 per cent of Iran’s attacks on its Gulf neighbours have been directed at the UAE. We find out why.
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‘Do not forget this humanity in the face of such suffering’: Culture writer Kate Tsurkan on keeping Ukrainian literature alive during war
Editor and translator Kate Tsurkan highlights how Ukrainian authors, both past and present, address themes of human dignity, freedom and the right to choose your future.
How South by Southwest became Austin’s soft-power showpiece
Austin is now globally renowned but it wasn’t always that way. Here’s how the city’s famous South by Southwest festival helped the city to rebrand and revitalise.
The view from the Strait of Hormuz: Ground zero for Iran’s war on global commerce
Monocle’s Gulf correspondent stands in Oman overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers sit still as the battle swells. The conflict’s economic consequences will affect markets well beyond the Middle East.
View from Lebanon: Beirut’s dire déjà vu as reckoning with Hezbollah beckons
Residents of Beirut were jolted awake in the early hours of Monday morning to the bone-shaking thuds. Lebanon has now become a new front in the war between the US, Israel and Iran.
Meet the Kurdish peshmerga fighters waiting to enter the war against Iran
Two years ago, Monocle travelled to the Iran-Iraq border to meet Iranian Kurdish fighters training for the day they might return to their home country and battle the Islamic Republic regime.
Iran wants a war of attrition. Can the Gulf keep up?
The war in the Middle East is a numbers game and Gulf states are frantically doing the maths. How long can defensive ammunition last? And at what cost?
Denmark has never had it so good. So why are its voters so unhappy?
There’s a paradox (or several) behind the Danes heading to the polls. Think the grass is always greener in Denmark? Think again.
Military retaliation ‘definitely’ on the table: Diplomatic adviser to the UAE president Anwar Gargash on the Middle East conflict
Four days into a confrontation between Iran, Israel and the US, the Gulf has been caught up in a conflict that it sought to avoid. Civilian infrastructure across the region has been damaged, including…
Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Gulf’s promise of stability faces its starkest test
Missiles over Dubai have shattered the Gulf’s illusion of insulation. After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing, cities built on stability and commerce find themselves exposed – caught between neutrality and retaliation.
Supremacy usurped: Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead in US-Israeli strikes
Iran’s Supreme Leader has been killed in a US-Israeli airstrike. While some celebrate the end to his iron rule of the Islamic Republic, others warn of deeper regional instability.
