United Arab Emirates

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The Gulf crisis is a warning. Singapore should heed its lessons

War comes to the prosperous Gulf states with missile strikes by Iran on targets such as Jebel Ali port (pictured) in the UAE.
War comes to the prosperous Gulf states with missile strikes by Iran on targets such as Jebel Ali port in the UAE (above).
A yacht sailing past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1.

UAE says air defences responding to Iran missiles, drones

The UAE has been the main target of missiles and drones fired across the Gulf since Feb 28.

UAE condemns ‘riots, acts of vandalism’ at its embassy in Damascus

A screengrab from a video posted online that is said to show protesters removing the UAE flag from its embassy in Damascus.

FIFA chief Infantino says Iran will play their World Cup matches in the US as planned

The first vice-president of the Iran football federation Mehdi Mohammad Nabi (right) greeting Fifa president Gianni Infantino before Iran's friendly with Costa Rica in Antalya, Turkey, on March 31, 2026.

How an Indian LPG tanker escaped Hormuz via an unusual route

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026./File Photo

Surfing-World tour, from Bells to Banzai, gets underway

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Women's Round 1 - Heat 8 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 27, 2024. Carissa Moore of United States rides in the barrel. Ben Thouard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Magnitude springs upset in 30th Dubai World Cup

Magnitude.

Bahrain smelter Alba assesses damage after Iran strikes aluminium plants

Two employees at Aluminium Bahrain were hurt in the March 28 attack.

Horse racing-Magnitude beats Forever Young to win Dubai World Cup

Horse racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 28, 2026 Magnitude ridden by Jose Ortiz in action during the Dubai World Cup REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Urkaine’s Zelensky agrees air defence cooperation with UAE, Qatar on Gulf tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting in Jeddah, on on March 27, 2026.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.