For 80 minutes, it was not a game for sweeping assessments. Mahdi Ali produced a first XI with eight new members, the UAE didn't have to win, or so much as score, and for a long time it looked as if they would do neither, writes Paul Oberjuerge. Read Article Gulf Cup: In four minutes Ahmed Khalil finds his feet
Abdulwahab Abdulqadir delivered harsh criticism toward his Ajman players despite their 2-1 victory away to Al Ahli all but guaranteeing their place in the semi-finals. Read Article Etislat Cup: Al Ahli 1 Ajman 2
When Mahdi Ali sits down to pick his starting XI for the friendly against Kuwait, he will be spoilt for choice, except in one worrying department, writes Ahmed Rizvi . Read Article Who can apply the finishing touch for UAE?
Srecko Katanec critical of the team's durability after a 3-1 defeat at the hands of lowly Lebanon in the World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night. Read Article Unfit UAE shocked in Beirut
It is an illustration of the confidence and ambition in the UAE squad that Majed Naser said Tuesday's draw with North Korea, a side that played in the World Cup finals, felt 'like a defeat'. Read Article Keeper Naser calls for more goals from UAE
Companies in the UAE are finding themselves facing a legal minefield caused by the global reach of tough and sometimes conflicting US and UK anti-corruption laws. John Henzell reports.
Bribery laws go beyond borders
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
