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Gulf Today prides itself on being a platform for local writers who through their voices have shed light on great many issues affecting the region. It is of utmost importance that local opinions be heard and Gulf Today has been at the centre of many crucial debates.

09 Mar 2019

When Trump capitulated to Turkish pressure

Both the current occupant of the White House, Donald Trump, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are courting their electoral “bases” by taking ruinous decisions on north-eastern Syria. Trump gave Erdogan a green light

8 hours ago

Pelosi is risking the loss of both presidential and legislative elections next fall

During his fight to remain in the White House, it is just and fitting that Donald Trump, a political neophyte, should battle Nancy Pelosi, a woman long-versed in the ways of Washington.

11 Oct 2019

Parents take note, your child is watching you

Famous author Julia Donaldson says that in today’s era of everything electronic, it is more important than ever for parents to set a good example for their children when it comes to reading books.

10 Oct 2019

The opportunities and the challenges UAE's businesses may face in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Many opportunities exist around the world. Therefore, it is essential that the UAE through its businesses take its steps to explore them and whenever possible to invest in them.

09 Oct 2019

Extreme weather patterns wreak havoc in India

From the third driest June in 54 years to the rainiest September in 102 years, the monsoon season in India has wreaked havoc across the country. Though last week was the official conclusion of the Indian monsoon,

08 Oct 2019

The blessing and curse of real estate boom

The impending demolition of four high-rise buildings with a few hundred posh apartments in the Kerala city of Kochi has brought to the fore the issue of unregulated urban growth across India.

07 Oct 2019

India’s court upholds changes to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

India’s Supreme Court (SC) upheld the changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) allowing homebuyers to initiate proceedings against erring real estate developers in case of default on debt repayments

05 Oct 2019

Heart of a lion

The names of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame have returned to the headlines again. Wilson has been remembered in laudatory obituaries after his death this week at the age of 69, and his ex-wife Plame

04 Oct 2019

The UAE’s Federal National Council: Votes among tribes

The FNC voting process is strenuous from a cultural perspective as well for it puts a mainly tribal nation at odds with itself

29 Sep 2019

Ukraine affair could see the end of Donald Trump

The launch by US Democrats of a long-overdue impeachment investigation into the current occupant of the White House has also resulted in a scandal which could force their