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Iranian officials have been engaged in a flurry of meetings and phone calls with GCC member states, in a sign that Tehran may be trying to leverage regional anger over the Gaza conflict to improve relations with its Arab neighbours.

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has revealed details about its finances for the first time, in a prospectus for a $2.5bn bond issuance on the London Stock Exchange.

Born to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s prominent wife Sheikha Mozah Bint Suhail Bin Awaidha Al-Khaili in 1969, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Zayed died when a microlight aircraft he was learning to fly crashed in Morocco on 26 March 2010.

Edge’s 51% stake in Brazilian firm Condor brings with it a portfolio of more than 160 products, including tear gas, rubber bullets, smoke grenades and drones which spray chemical irritants.

Born in 1968 to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s wife Sheikha Aisha Bint Ali Al-Darmarki (of the Dhawahir tribe), Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed has chaired the Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation since June 2010 and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council since December 2012.

Born to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s wife Amina Bint Saleh Al-Darmaki in 1967, Sheikh Nasser Bin Zayed died in June 2008 when travelling in a helicopter which crashed into the Gulf.

Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was born in 1970, a son of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (who became the UAE’s founding president a year later) and his wife Sheikha Aisha Bint Ali Al-Darmarki (of the Dhawahir tribe).

Born in 1973 to President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s wife Sheikha Mozah Bint Suhail Bin Awaidha Al-Khaili, Sheikh Omar Bin Zayed is one of the lower-profile members of the Bin Zayed brothers.

Sheikh Theyab Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was born in 1971 to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s wife Sheikha Aisha Bint Ali Al-Darmarki (of the Dhawahir tribe).

Sheikh Khalid Bin Zayed is the youngest son of President Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan with his wife Sheikha Mozah Bint Suhail Bin Awaidha Al-Khaili.

Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was born in 1965 to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s wife Sheikha Aisha Bint Ali Al-Darmarki (of the Dhawahir tribe); six years later, Sheikh Zayed would become the founding president of the UAE.

Born to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan’s wife Amina Bint Saleh Al-Darmaki, Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed had a small role in the public works department in the early-mid 2000s.  

Lana Nusseibeh has stepped down as the UAE’s permanent representative to the Untied Nations, after more than a decade in New York, notably while the UAE filled a seat on the Security Council in 2022/23.

Qatar and the UAE have thrown their weight behind plans to develop a trade route linking Europe and the Gulf via Iraq – a move which suggests Abu Dhabi may be looking more seriously at potential alternatives to the India-Europe trade corridor running through Israel, which it had backed prior to the Gaza war.

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al-Maktoum’s private office Alpha MBM Investments has aligned with Abu Dhabi-based Venom Blockchain to develop central bank digital currencies and stablecoins in Uganda, Somalia and Central African Republic, as the ambitious junior member of Dubai’s ruling family and interests in Abu Dhabi move further into African business.