United Arab Emirates
War and Watermelons
After more than six months of war with Iran, the UAE has vowed to stop all trade with its neighbor. Yet fruit and vegetables from Iran still reach the Gulf states daily, showing how tightly the region’s economies are bound together.
Pakistanis Deported From UAE
Pakistani nationals, many of them Shiite, allege being arbitrarily detained and deported from the UAE amid deteriorating relations between the countries in the wake of the Iran war.
The Limits of the UAE’s Push for Food Security
The UAE has spent billions of dollars on African farmland, supposedly to address its food insecurity. Now, with Iran blocking food shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the strategy’s limits are being revealed.