“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing and mountain climbing; all the rest are merely games.”

Often attributed to Ernest Hemingway
phrase first appears in print in a 1957 short story by automotive writer Ken Purdy _

“The task for diplomacy is not to amplify anxiety but to contain it.”

Neutrality is not passive: Dr Anwar Gargash explains the UAE’s diplomatic stance
Dr Anwar Gargash diplomatic adviser to the UAE president
Writer: Inzamam Rashid
Monocle February 4! 2026