When you think of industries in the UAE, you probably think of energy and aviation. But this country is forging ahead with artificial intelligence. I spoke with Faisal Al Bannai about the Gulf state’s latest breakthrough: Technology Innovation Institute’s Falcon 2.

I asked Raneem what its like being a mother in #Gaza “we only give birth to lose them..the pain never goes away” she said. Our piece from the Gaza ward in one Doha hospital w/ Sarah El Sirgany Sanjiv Talreja, Darren Bull edited by Oscar Featherstone full piece here edition.cnn.com/2024/05/10/wor…

تستنكر دولة لإمارات العربية المتحدة تصريحات رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي، بنيامين نتنياهو، حول دعوة الدولة للمشاركة في إدارة مدنية لقطاع الغزة القابع تحت الاحتلال الإسرائيلي.

إذ تشدد دولة الإمارات بأن رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي لا يتمتع بأي صفة شرعية تخوله باتخاذ هذه الخطوة، كما ترفض…

Spain, Ireland and other EU member countries - possibly Slovenia and Belgium - plan to recognize a Palestinian state on May 21, says EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in an intv on Spanish radio, according to reports.

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Disturbing accusations of abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli troops come from inside Israel's military. Accusations surround a detention facility in the Negev desert. Three Israeli whistleblowers describe a systematic pattern of abuse. Matthew Chance reports.

The Former Israeli Consul General in New York, Alon Pinkas who has described Benjamin Netanyahu as 'a dark, manipulative ingrate,' explains what he thinks the Israeli War Cabinet will do now that the U.S. President has threatened to halt weapons deliveries.

Middle East tourism is strong despite geopolitical headwinds, according to new World Travel & Tourism Council numbers. We look at the data, and from ATM Dubai, @elenigiokos discusses with Managing Director of Jordan's Tourism Board and Dubai Tourism CEO Issam Kazim عصام كاظم.

Reaction from across the aisle highlights the fine political line U.S. President Biden President Biden must walk in halting weapons shipments to Israel:

The crucial Rafah Crossing—now under Israeli control. Paula Hancocks zeros in on this location on a map, to understand its significance for the more than one million Palestinians living in the immediate area.

Fancy a flight from Abu Dhabi to Dubai on a drone? Well, that might become a reality very soon. Should I check it out?

Netanyahu faces pressure from both ends of the spectrum: The Israeli public wants to prioritize a hostage deal, while the right-wing coalition pushes for the Rafah operation. The prime minister argues they both go hand in hand. @JDiamond tells me.

'It's positive news that they're still talking, it's less positive that it's a working-level delegation. If we were close, then obviously it'd be the Mossad director being sent to Cairo,' Paula Hancocks tells me.

Israel's military has seized the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, a vital entry point for aid into Gaza. Jordan's وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين الأردنية said it was 'an indication that the worst is yet to come'. Hear what FM Ayman Safadi told me about Benjamin Netanyahu:

'It literally impacts everything we do in Gaza.' From a position on the ground in western Rafah, the Senior Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs tells me about the impact of closing crossing points as the IDF intensifies its operation.

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It's been a historic week with campus protests against the war in Gaza. Some thoughts on President Biden response:

Brown University is one of the few colleges in the U.S. to reach an agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters. I spoke with student journalist Dana Richie on how the deal came together.

2 weeks ago, we reported on a deadly strike in Gaza. The harrowing image of children's bodies splayed around a foosball table impossible to forget.
A CNN analysis of evidence recovered and documented at the scene of the strike now points to the likely cause: a precision-guided…