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Abu Dhabi, UAEWednesday 28 March 2018

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Letters to The Editor

The UAE-South Korean collaboration is a new milestone

David Rothkopf

When the US withdraws from the Iran nuclear deal, expect three stark consequences
Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage and the founder of Fishing for Leave, Aaron Brown, symbolically dump fish into the River Thames next to the Houses of Parliament. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Gavin Esler

March madness seems to have infected international politics
Debris from a missile fired at Riyadh by Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 25, 2018 fell through the roof of a home and killed an Egyptian worker. Fayez Nureldine / AFP

National Editorial

Attack on Saudi Arabia calls for a firm stance
In the UAE, the big car is king. Reem Mohammed / The National

Deborah Lindsay Williams

It's not the destination, it's the car you drive to get there
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo loves lording it over a rival / AP

Letters to The Editor

A fresh rivalry is an exciting prospect for the World Cup
For many UAE residents, heavy traffic and accidents are a sad part of daily life. Victor Besa / The National

National Editorial

Carrot-and-stick approach could make our roads safer
Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage and the founder of Fishing for Leave, Aaron Brown, symbolically dump fish into the River Thames next to the Houses of Parliament. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Gavin Esler

March madness seems to have infected international politics
Debris from a missile fired at Riyadh by Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 25, 2018 fell through the roof of a home and killed an Egyptian worker. Fayez Nureldine / AFP

National Editorial

Attack on Saudi Arabia calls for a firm stance
In the UAE, the big car is king. Reem Mohammed / The National

Deborah Lindsay Williams

It's not the destination, it's the car you drive to get there
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo loves lording it over a rival / AP

Letters to The Editor

A fresh rivalry is an exciting prospect for the World Cup
For many UAE residents, heavy traffic and accidents are a sad part of daily life. Victor Besa / The National

National Editorial

Carrot-and-stick approach could make our roads safer
Shadi's take on the recent misfortune of the rial...

Shadi Ghanim

Cartoon for March 27, 2018
Students hold portraits of victims of Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings as people protest for tighter gun laws during the March For Our Lives rally / AFP

Letters to the Editor

US presidents cannot afford to ignore anti-gun protests
Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner, now flying non-stop from Perth to London / EPA

National Editorial

The kangaroo route stems from a leap of imagination
It would be a grave mistake to regard the deal Al Assad struck with the rebels and residents to allow them to passage out of Eastern Ghouta as the beginning of the end of his aggression. Reuters

National Editorial

After the fall of Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian civil war has graduated to a new phase
A Chinese bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Liu Rui / Xinhua via AP

Brahma Chellaney

Beijing quietly presses ahead with its expansionist agenda in the South China Sea
A performance of ‘We the Living’ at the Abu Dhabi Festival

Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo

A mix of tradition and modernity, the Abu Dhabi Festival stays true to the spirit of the Year of Zayed
Children need inspiration and support to be able to tell their stories. Silvia Razgova / The National

Justin Thomas

Shouldn't we do more to promote storytelling traditions? 
Shadi's latest on the UK-Russia rift over the Salisbury spy scandal

Shadi Ghanim

Cartoon for March 26, 2018
Adel Al Jubeir. Alex Brandon / AP

National Editorial

Doha continues to walk down the wrong path
A Gendarme secures the entrance of the gendarmerie of Carcassonne, southern France, a day after a gunman, claiming allegiance to the ISIL, took hostages in a supermarket in nearby Trebes. Guillaume Horcajuelo / EPA

National Editorial

Trèbes attack shows changing face of ISIL
Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will replace HR McMaster as US National Security Adviser, with far-reaching consequences for the region. Justin Lane / EPA

Raghida Dergham

With the appointment of John Bolton, the militarisation of US foreign policy looks more feasible
Shadi's take on the death of the last male white rhino

Shadi Ghanim

Cartoon for March 25, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for Facebook's actions over personal data but, wonders one reader, will that be enough? Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Letters to The Editor

After Cambridge Analytica, can we ever trust social media again?
Members of the UAE team dance at the closing ceremony of the Special Olympics IX Mena Games. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Mohammed Al Junaibi

Our aim is to change perceptions, break down barriers and promote inclusion
Army officers remove the bench, where Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found, in Salisbury. Both remain in a "very serious" condition. Will Oliver / EPA

Damien McElroy

The Skripal case provides a textbook example of how the Kremlin works
Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, left, has replaced HR McMaster as Trump's National Security Advisor. Joshua Roberts, Jonathan Ernst / Reuters / File

Hussein Ibish

Trump's pick of hawkish Bolton raises old ghosts of 2003 Iraq invasion
A huge Pakistan flag is displayed in Dubai. Paulo Vecina / The National

Moazzam Ahmad Khan

The UAE is a significant partner to Pakistan and an important source of employment, remittances and investment
Breaking his silence over the data scandal engulfing the social network, Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the company made "mistakes" and needs to "step up" to fix the problem. Manu Fernadez / AP

National Editorial

Amid fresh scandal, Facebook users should take start to protect themselves
Ahed Tamimi's crime was to lay her hands on a pair of heavily armed Israeli soldiers who had no business being in her West Bank village. AP File Photo

National Editorial

No civilised nation would treat minors the way Israel treats Palestinian children
Shadi's take on the evacuation deal in Eastern Ghouta...

Shadi Ghanim

Cartoon for March 23, 2018

EDITOR'S PICKS

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C), and President of the European Council Donald Tusk (R) see things differently on the spy poisoning case / AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB

WORLD

Russia crisis set to worsen despite warnings of 'inadvertent war'
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch / Bloomberg

GCC

Saudi Arabia's crown prince in New York investment visit
Swiss private bank Julius Baer is bullish about growth in the Middle East. Mahmoud Kassem/The National

BUSINESS

Exclusive: Swiss private bank Julius Baer bullish about Middle East growth
Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council. H.H. Princess Noura Bint Faisal Al Saud, Honorary President, The Arab Fashion Council. Layla Issa Abuzaid, Country Director Saudi Arabia, The Arab Fashion Council. Jacob Abrian, Founder and Chief Executive, The Arab Fashion Council. Ben Broomfield.

FASHION

Arab Fashion Week in Riyadh postponed
"If I had known what I was getting myself into, it probably wouldn’t have started,” says Laura Bates of the backlash to her phenomenal movement Everyday Sexism. Supplied

BOOKS

Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates on the pervasive nature of misogyny