After taking El Fasher in October, the Rapid Support Forces redeploy armour toward central Sudan's army hub; the army answers with drones and the Security Council warns of mass atrocities
United Arab Emirates
The Gulf's most hawkish leader flies to Cairo to welcome the US-Iran deal and the strait's reopening — after demanding hard terms on Iran's missiles and nuclear program
The WSJ says Mirage 2000 jets hit a Gulf island refinery, making the UAE the only third country to attack Iran — after Tehran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Emirati targets
Abu Dhabi's AI campus moves from US approval to deployment — up to 35,000 GB300 systems licensed, a 1GW first cluster, and a 5GW build at the centre of MBZ's bet on Washington
Van Hollen and Jacobs say the UAE is arming the RSF in contradiction of its assurances; resolutions of disapproval target Emirati weapons sales as Abu Dhabi denies all
Sheikh Tahnoon chairs a Q1 review of ADIA, Mubadala, L'Imad and ADNOC as the emirate steers wartime capital and builds a 'fourth pillar' fund
Le Monde and US lawmakers say Abu Dhabi opened covert cargo routes via Ethiopia and CAR to keep arming the RSF, contradicting assurances given to Washington