'Cold, pragmatic relationship': UAE-Israel ties driven by defence and technology

22/05/2026 05:34 France 24

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr Andreas Krieg, Senior Lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King's College London and Fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies. According to Krieg, "Iran is fighting a war against the global economy." By targeting the UAE, and especially Dubai, Tehran is not merely retaliating militarily but seeking to exploit what Krieg calls the "Achilles heel" of the international system: the Gulf's hyperconnected financial and logistical infrastructure.

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French Open tennis stars turn up the heat on Grand Slams over revenue row

Tensions between tennis players and the Grand Slams escalated at the French Open on Friday, as Novak Djokovic warned the sport risked deeper divisions amid growing demands for fairer revenue sharing and greater player influence. Several stars ditched media commitments in a show of solidarity, thoug...

22/05/2026 16:34 France 24

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22/05/2026 14:45 France 24

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22/05/2026 13:18 France 24

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Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says, as Kyiv intensifies new tactic

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22/05/2026 10:13 France 24

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22/05/2026 09:49 France 24

US Navy official says Taiwan arm sales on 'pause' over Iran war

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Middle East live: NATO allies to sound out US top diplomat after Trump Iran ire

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22/05/2026 02:49 France 24

Rubio meets NATO allies as Trump voices disappointment over Europe’s Iran war stance

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Macron backs symbolic repeal of France's slavery laws, warns against 'false promises' on reparations

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France announces €710 million in new energy aid

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Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close star in Spanish civil war gay drama at Cannes

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Iran war squeezes Europe’s economy as growth slumps, prices surge

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21/05/2026 15:41 France 24

Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies

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21/05/2026 15:17 France 24

Russian secret services target Latvia as Ukraine's drone offensive worries the Kremlin

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21/05/2026 12:33 France 24

Israel's Ben-Gvir sees 'no innocent people in Gaza or even Europe': Journalist Gideon Levy

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21/05/2026 10:25 France 24

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21/05/2026 09:35 France 24

Iran reviewing latest US offer as Trump renews threats

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21/05/2026 09:28 France 24

Germany's Merz proposes Ukraine as EU ‘associate member’ without voting rights

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21/05/2026 04:12 France 24

Middle East live: Outcry escalates over Israeli minister’s video of Gaza flotilla activists

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21/05/2026 03:28 France 24

US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland', says Trump envoy

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21/05/2026 00:12 France 24

Digital bottleneck: How Iran wants to use internet access as leverage in the war

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20/05/2026 16:31 France 24

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