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Federico Maccioni
The Burj Khalifa and downtown skyline in Dubai in 2021. After a yearslong boom, UAE property markets are showing signs of strain and analysts have flagged risks to expatriate inflows and tourism-linked demand if tensions persist.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
Gulf-based firms set to reveal toll of Iran war in quarterly earnings
The fortunes of regional economies largely depend on how reliant they are on the Strait of Hormuz that provides the only sea access to the Gulf.
The Port of Fujairah has become one of the United Arab Emirates' economic lifelines since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2026
Gulf¡¯s fragile trade lifeline hangs on two eastern UAE ports
They are now handling the bulk of the UAE¡¯s seaborne trade in place of ?the major terminals on the western coast inside the Gulf.
People ride scooters on a street with Burj Khalifa in the background, after an Iranian attack following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai on Sunday.
WORLD / Society
Mar 3, 2026
Perceptions of Dubai¡¯s safety tested as affluent city takes flak from Iran
Missile strikes on the United Arab Emirates have shattered the belief that whatever happens elsewhere in the region, conflict would stop at its borders.
A display board shows canceled flights to Tel Aviv and Doha at BER Airport in Schoenefeld, Brandenburg, Germany, on March 1.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran conflict upends global air travel
The ripple effects were felt far beyond the Middle East, with tens of thousands of passengers stranded as far as Bali, Kathmandu and Frankfurt.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announces a zero-carbon city called ¡°The Line¡± to be built at NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert by the Red Sea, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, in 2021.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2025
Saudi Arabia plans to refocus $925B fund after gigaproject delays, source says
Analysts have said many of the gigaprojects have not yet yielded sufficient returns to justify their lofty price tags, as several remain far from completion.
Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, on May 26.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025
What are the nuclear contamination risks from attacks on Iran?
President Donald Trump said Iran¡¯s main nuclear sites had been ¡°obliterated¡± in military strikes overnight, including on the deeply buried Fordo?facility.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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