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Displaced children share a meal provided through a charity initiative at a displacement camp in Gedaref city in the east of war-torn Sudan. AFP

CommentThe UAE’s commitment to Sudan’s future remains strong

(FILES) Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh poses during a studio photo session in the capital Beirut, on December 20, 2021. Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested on September 3, 2024 after being questioned over alleged embezzlement, a judicial official told AFP. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)

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Iran's Tasnim News Agency released a picture of Shahram Dabiri, right, during his holiday to Antarctica. Travelling to the far Southern Hemisphere through a number of countries for an exotic experience over the Nowruz season has been seen as an extravagance for the doctor-turned official. Tasnim News Agency

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One of the highlights of the collection is this sword, which was once owned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who famously built the Taj Mahal. Photo: Sotheby's

Rare Islamic arms and armour in Dubai ahead of London auction

The penguin inhabitants of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean may be unaware of the US's series of trade levies imposed upon by President Donald Trump, but the swing to protectionism is alarming many countries. Image: UK Antarctic Heritage Trust

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The Gulf Project Camp, Wael Shawky, 2019, oil on carved wood. Photo: Art Week Riyadh

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Debris scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on a military airbase near Hama in Syria this week. AP

Can Turkey's 'Steel Dome' deter Israel in Syria?

When it reopened in 2014, Sanriku Railway trains were inscribed in Arabic with the words: 'We greatly appreciate the support from the State of Kuwait.' AP

Gulf Connections: Kuwait's gift to Japan's tsunami victims

Trump tariffs

Trump threatens new 50% tariff on China as US markets volatile

Donald Trump has threatened more tariffs on China amid a volatile market reaction.

Trump threatens new 50% tariff on China as US markets volatile

Middle East markets tumble after sharp fall in Asia
Shipping industry sinks into crisis

Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market activity at Boursa Kuwait on April 7. AFP

'It's a bloodbath': Gulf investors fear US levies will spark global hit

Financial figures warn sweeping Trump tariffs have set off a chain reaction

Trump says US to hold direct talks with Iran, as Netanyahu visits White House

Leaders of Egypt, France, Jordan speak with Trump on Gaza

FILE. - Mourners carry the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo / Abdel Kareem Hana,File)

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara appoints brother as chief of staff

Iran-backed factions in Iraq discuss future roles amid pressure to disarm

Saudi Aramco's oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Oil sinks as Saudi Arabia cuts prices ahead of Opec+ output boost

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Palestinians across Jerusalem and occupied West Bank hold general strike to demand an end to Gaza war

Schools, shops and businesses close as people joined protest to show solidarity with embattled enclave.

Donald Trump responds to global market slump sparked by his tariffs

Donald Trump responds to global market slump sparked by his tariffs

Israeli protesters call for government to secure release of hostages in Gaza

Israeli protesters call for government to secure release of hostages in Gaza

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets Israeli Foreign Minister

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets Israeli Foreign Minister

France's Macron tours Cairo market with Egyptian President Sisi

France's Macron tours Cairo market with Egyptian President Sisi

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Walton Goggins's character Rick Hatchett suffers the fate of a Greek tragic hero. Photo: OSN+

The White Lotus review: Ending explained through Buddhist philosophy

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon's two prototype relay stations for a space-based internet service in 2023. Reuters

Amazon to launch first 27 Kuiper internet satellites

A man walks among the antiques on display at the exhibition Treasures saved from Gaza – 5,000 years of history, at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. AFP

Gaza treasures on display in Paris trigger mixed emotions against a background of war

Arsenal's manages Mikel Arteta ahead of the Uefa Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid. EPA

Arsenal v Real Madrid: Arteta wants to 'write our own history'

Iran is the main backer for several anti-American proxy militias throughout the Middle East. Reuters

CommentThe tremors of Trump's tariff earthquake are being felt in Tehran

An attendee wears a lavender-inspired hat at the Dubai World Cup. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Stylish attendees and Style Stakes winners at the Dubai World Cup

Lebanon's new government has promised to reform the economy, which is still reeling from years of financial crisis and a recent war with Israel. Nick Donaldson / Getty

Weekend EssayWill Lebanon's elites finally get out of the way of the country's reform agenda?

A projector is loaded on board an Imperial Airways plane to show the first in-flight film in 1925. Getty Images

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Palestinians mourn loved ones killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters

UN agencies call for renewal of ceasefire in Gaza as death toll surges

More than 2.1 million people remain trapped under bombardment and face starvation, agencies say

Unifil chief calls for diplomacy and political process to reach permanent Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

A banner in support of detained Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, is displayed on a bridge in Beziers, southern France. AFP

France seeks 'gesture of humanity' from Algeria as tensions ease

Aim Congress 2025: UAE doubles down on sustainable investment

Australian Robert Pether pictured with his three children before his detention. Courtesy: Desree Pether

Robert Pether's family pleads for justice on anniversary of detention in Iraq

World Health Day: President Sheikh Mohamed says UAE committed to culture of well-being

Muslim World League leader warns of divisions in UK over Gaza war

Iran insists on indirect nuclear talks with US while warning it will respond to use of force

Israel intensifies air strikes on Gaza after Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities

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The UAE Central Bank says the sector's total assets in the country exceeded Dh4.56 trillion in 2024. Wam

UAE economy grew 3.9% in 2024 on non-oil sector boost

Oil sinks as Saudi Arabia cuts prices ahead of Opec+ output boost

'I've a job contract and a visa, but I've still not started work'

Culture

Lebanese artist Tarek Atoui opens a door to musical heritage of Atlas Mountains

ReviewNo Other Land is a powerful yet compromised work

Black Mirror episode San Junipero stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis. Photo: Netflix

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron greet shopkeepers during a stroll at the Khan Al Khalili market area in Cairo. AFP

Customers buy watermelons at a fruit market in Lahore. AFP

People walk across a foot bridge with a stocks indicator board at the financial district in Shanghai. AFP

Nepalese devotees offer prayers to a giant chariot of Seto Machindranath, the god of protection, at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Palestinians inspect the damage to a tent housing journalists after it was hit by an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

Shipping containers stacked at Port Botany in Sydney, Australia. AP

A Buddha statue is surrounded by debris in Inn Wa on the outskirts of Mandalay. AFP

Britain's King Charles III plays a recorder made from a carrot with the London Vegetable Orchestra at Windsor Castle, England. AP

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron greet shopkeepers during a stroll at the Khan Al Khalili market area in Cairo. AFP

Customers buy watermelons at a fruit market in Lahore. AFP

People walk across a foot bridge with a stocks indicator board at the financial district in Shanghai. AFP

Nepalese devotees offer prayers to a giant chariot of Seto Machindranath, the god of protection, at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Palestinians inspect the damage to a tent housing journalists after it was hit by an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

Shipping containers stacked at Port Botany in Sydney, Australia. AP

A Buddha statue is surrounded by debris in Inn Wa on the outskirts of Mandalay. AFP

Britain's King Charles III plays a recorder made from a carrot with the London Vegetable Orchestra at Windsor Castle, England. AP

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron greet shopkeepers during a stroll at the Khan Al Khalili market area in Cairo. AFP

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