UAE News
Inside Insilico’s bid to create the UAE’s first homegrown cancer drug
The Abu Dhabi-based team aims to identify promising cancer targets, design new molecules, and prepare a complete preclinical…
Category: Government & Policy
Government & Policy news and digital analysis from The Nation Middle East, focusing on UAE, Dubai, and the Middle East’s evolving power dynamics.
Business & Economy
UAE reviews tax authority achievements as report identifies over 537,000 corporate tax registrants and 511,000 signed up for VAT
The UAE’s developing tax economy has more than 510,000 registrants of both corporate tax and VAT, according to…
UAE News
Dubai student boom as 29% surge in international enrolment signals new global education hotspot
With new universities, a major rise in foreign students, and world-class infrastructure, Dubai is rewriting the rules on…
Real Estate
Abu Dhabi property prices to surge following Disney theme park announcement
The development, which will become Disney’s seventh theme park destination globally, is set to be located on the…
Middle East
As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens
Violence between armed groups in Upper Nile state and other flashpoints has crippled essential services, triggered food insecurity…
Government & Policy
Gate Group secures Dubai VARA license
Gate Group, a world-leading player in the crypto space, said its Dubai arm, Gate Technology FZE (Gate Dubai),…
Middle East
Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
“Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law and a war crime,” the High Commissioner…
Middle East
Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF
UNICEF’s representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last month, armed groups destroyed 47 schools in…
Government & Policy
Saudi banks to remain resilient despite rise in external debt, says S&P
Global ratings agency S&P believes that increasing external debt by banks in Saudi Arabia to maintain rapid lending…
Middle East
Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
“Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” warned Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional…